The boy who harnessed the wind
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Published:
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015.
Format:
Book
Edition:
Young readers edition.
Physical Desc:
293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Points: 15
Lexile measure:
860L
Rating:
860
Status:
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.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Guilford Juvenile Non-Fiction
J621.45 KAMKWAMBA
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Location
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Status
Bethany/Clark Juv. Collection
J BIO KAM
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East Hampton Juvenile Biography
JB STEM Kamkwamba
On Shelf
Madison/Scranton Teen Biographies
TB KAMKWAMBA K
On Shelf
Middlefield/Coe YA Biography
YA BIO Kamkwamba
On Shelf
North Haven Children's Biography
jBiography Kamkwamba, William Kamkwamba
Due Jul 16, 2025
Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace Juvenile Non-Fiction
J 621.4 KAM
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Wallingford Young Adult Nonfiction
YA 621.453 KAMKWAMBA
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West Haven Ora Mason Children's Biography
JB KAMKWAMBA [WILLIAM]
Due Jul 23, 2025
Westbrook Juvenile Fiction
jF KAM
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780803740808, 0803740808
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Lexile measure:
860
Notes
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.
Target Audience
860,Lexile.
Target Audience
860L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,LG,5.3,0.5,148136.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,5.8,9,171666
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B., & Hymas, A. (2015). The boy who harnessed the wind. Young readers edition. Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan, Mealer and Anna, Hymas. 2015. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Dial Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan, Mealer and Anna, Hymas, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kamkwamba, William, et al. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Young readers edition. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
5e331787-5422-62eb-c109-ec06130d0944
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