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  • Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
     
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  • Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
     
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  • Kamkwamba, William, 1987- -- Juvenile literature.
     
  •  
  • Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
  •  
  • Mechanical engineers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
  •  
  • Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
     
  •  
  • Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
     
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  • Rural electrification -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
     
     
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    The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.
    by Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
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    Dial Books for Young Readers, c2015.
    Call #:621.453092 K15b 2015
    Subjects
  • Kamkwamba, William, 1987- -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Mechanical engineers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
  •  
  • Rural electrification -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
  • ISBN: 
    9780147510426 (pbk.)
    9780803740808 (hrd)
    0803740808 (hrd)
    Edition: 
    Young readers ed.
    Description: 
    293 p., [8] pages of plates : illus. (chiefly col.), map ; 22 cm.
    Summary: 
    In this memoir adapted for young readers, William Kamkwamba describes the drought that struck his tiny village in Malawi, his subsequent interest in science, and his idea to 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.
    Genre: 
    Autobiographies, Juvenile.
    Other authors: 
    Mealer, Bryan.
    Hymas, Anna.
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    Woodlawn Public LibraryChildren's Black Nonfiction621.453092 K15b 2015Childrens BooksItem being held Add Copy to MyList
    Central LibraryChildren's Black Nonfiction621.453092 K15b 2015Childrens BooksChecked outJul 06, 2024Add Copy to MyList
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