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Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
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.
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The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.
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Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
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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1
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Children's Black Nonfiction
621.453092 K15b 2015
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Children's Black Nonfiction
621.453092 K15b 2015
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Children's Black Nonfiction
621.453092 K15b 2015
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