The boy who harnessed the wind
Titre
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The boy who harnessed the wind
William, Kamkwamba
Sommaire
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In this memoir adapted for young readers, William Kamkwamba describes the drought that struck his tiny village in Malawi, his subsequent interest in science, and his idea to build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2015
Description matérielle
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293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Edition
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Young readers edition.
Vedette-matière - nom de personne
:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Terme de vedette-matière
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Electric power production -- Malawi.
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography.
Irrigation -- Malawi.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography.
Windmills -- Malawi.
Vedette secondaire auteur
:
Mealer, Bryan,
Résumé
:
In this memoir adapted for young readers, William Kamkwamba describes the drought that struck his tiny village in Malawi, his subsequent interest in science, and his idea to build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780803740808
9780545946032
9780803735118
Informations de publication
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New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2015.
©2015
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| A. Blair McPherson | E KAM | Book | 31458000265457 | Picture Books |