The boy who harnessed the wind /
"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to b...
| Main Author: | Kamkwamba, William, 1987- |
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| Other Authors: | Mealer, Bryan., Zunon, Elizabeth, (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Call Number: | TJ140.K36 A3 2012 |
| Institution: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Library: | Main Library |
| Record Id / ISBN-0: | ppap.52433 / 9780803735118 (hardback : acidfree paper) |
| Online Public Access Catalog: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Published: |
New York :
Dial Books for Young Readers,
c2012.
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| 520 | |a "When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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