The boy who harnessed the wind
Título
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The boy who harnessed the wind
William, Kamkwamba
Resumen
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"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".
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2012
Descripción física
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Materia personal
:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Término de la materia
:
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography.
Electric power production -- Malawi.
Windmills -- Malawi.
Irrigation -- Malawi.
Autor añadido
:
Mealer, Bryan.
Zunon, Elizabeth,
Síntesis
:
"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".
ISBN
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9780545591881
9780803735118
Información de publicación
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New York : Scholastic, ©2012.
New York : Dial, 2012.
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Elmwood | E KAM | Book | 30204000219339 | Picture Books |