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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Readers Edition / William Kamkwamba
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- Summary
- New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village is now perfect for young readers When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could 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. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family
- Language
- eng
- Isbn
- 9781101637425
- Label
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Readers Edition / William Kamkwamba
- Title
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Readers Edition / William Kamkwamba
- Statement of responsibility
- William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas
- Subject
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- trueTeenage boys
- trueFamines
- trueIrrigation
- trueWindmills
- trueWind power
- trueElectric power production
- trueScience -- Natural resources and energy | Renewable energy
- Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places
- truePicture books for children
- trueKamkwamba, William, 1987-
- trueAfrica
- trueHistory writing -- Africa
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBiographies -- Identity | Africans and African Americans
- trueRural electrification
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine | Scientists and inventors
- trueMalawi
- trueInventors -- Malawi -- Biography
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBooks to movies
- trueFamily and Relationships -- Families
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village is now perfect for young readers When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could 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. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family
- Summary
- An adaptation for young readers of a best-selling memoir follows the experiences of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba, who built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10393521
- Cataloging source
- BT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1987-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- William Kamkwamba
- Dewey number
- 509
- Index
- no index present
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 860
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 4
- 7
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
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- Mealer, Bryan
- Hymas, Anna
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Readers Edition / William Kamkwamba
- Control code
- ODILO:034300001766
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
- http://library.link/vocab/inputERC
- True
- Isbn
- 9781101637425
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- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- Label
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Readers Edition / William Kamkwamba
- Control code
- ODILO:034300001766
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Form of item
- electronic
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- True
- Isbn
- 9781101637425
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- True
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAfrica
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBiographies -- Identity | Africans and African Americans
- trueBooks to movies
- trueElectric power production
- trueFamily and Relationships -- Families
- trueFamines
- trueHistory writing -- Africa
- trueInventors -- Malawi -- Biography
- trueIrrigation
- Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places
- trueKamkwamba, William, 1987-
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine | Scientists and inventors
- trueMalawi
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- truePicture books for children
- trueRural electrification
- trueScience -- Natural resources and energy | Renewable energy
- trueTeenage boys
- trueWind power
- trueWindmills
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAutobiographies and memoirs
- trueBiographies
- trueBiography
- trueBooks to movies
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- trueLife stories
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Included in
- trueAfrica South of the Sahara : Nonfiction for Grades 6-8
- trueAlex Award: 2010
- trueElectricity and Magnetism : Nonfiction for Grades 3-5
- trueEnvironment: Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades K-2
- trueInventions: How Science Happened!
- truePicture Book Biographies for Grade 4
- trueRead-Alouds for Grade 3 Nonfiction
- trueRead-Alouds for Grade 5 Nonfiction
- trueSTEAM - Engineering/Technology : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades 3-5
- trueSTEAM - Engineering/Technology : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades K-2
- trueSTEM Science
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