The boy who harnessed the wind
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Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Points: 15
Lexile measure:
860L
Description
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.
Subjects
Subjects
Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Electric power production
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Electronic books
Inventors
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Travel writing
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Biographies
Biography
Electric power production
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Electronic books
Inventors
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Travel writing
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
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ISBN:
9780147510426
9780061992162
9780061937699
9780803740808
9780061992162
9780061937699
9780803740808
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Lexile measure:
860L
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| Grouping Title | boy who harnessed the wind |
| Grouping Author | william kamkwamba |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-04-23 09:21:31AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-04-25 22:42:37PM |
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Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Electronic books
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
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Travel writing
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Biographies
Biography
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Electronic books
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
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Travel writing
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
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The boy who harnessed the wind
title_full
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind [electronic resource] / Bryan Mealer and William Kamkwamba
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas
title_short
The boy who harnessed the wind
topic_facet
Autobiography
Biography
Electric power production
Electronic books
Inventors
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Windmills
Biography
Electric power production
Electronic books
Inventors
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Windmills
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