The boy who harnessed the wind
Title:
The boy who harnessed the wind
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes".
Year Published:
2012
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Personal Subject:
ISBN:
9780545591881
9780803735118
Publisher:
New York : Scholastic, ©2012.
New York : Dial, 2012.
