The boy who harnessed the wind

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Author:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Publisher:
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Edition:
Young readers edition
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Points: 9
Lexile measure:
860L
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Guilford Juvenile Non-Fiction
J621.45 KAMKWAMBA

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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.

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Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
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Kamkwamba, William
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
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Mechanical engineers -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature

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Contributors:
Hymas, Anna,illustrator
Mealer, Bryan,author
ISBN:
9780147510426
9780803740808
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Lexile measure:
860L

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Last Grouping Update2025-09-12 14:45:18PM
Last Indexed2025-09-13 01:38:14AM

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Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
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Kamkwamba, William
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