The boy who harnessed the wind
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Young readers edition
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Points: 9
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
Electric power production
Electric power production -- Malawi
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Inventors
Inventors -- Malawi
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Electric power production -- Malawi
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Inventors
Inventors -- Malawi
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
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Contributors:
ISBN:
9780147510426
9780803740808
9780803740808
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Level 5.8, 9 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 | 2024-09-10 11:43:17AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-09-17 22:36:50PM |
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Hymas, Anna
Mealer, Bryan
Mealer, Bryan
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Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
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Mealer, Bryan,author
Mealer, Bryan,author
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Kamkwamba, William
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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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Puffin Books
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subject_facet
Electric power production -- Malawi
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
title_display
The boy who harnessed the wind
title_full
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas
title_short
The boy who harnessed the wind
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Electric power production
Inventors
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Windmills
Inventors
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Windmills
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