Bibliograph

The boy who harnessed the wind, William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon

Type

Label

The boy who harnessed the wind, William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

5-8, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

K-3, Brodart

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The boy who harnessed the wind

Oclc number

731911797

Responsibility statement

William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, LG, 5.3, .5, 148136.Reading Counts, 3-5, 6.3, 2, 56310.

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor

Creator