Kamkwamba, William  (1987-) <br/><br/>
The boy who harnessed the wind / 
William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; Pictures by Elizabeth Zunon 
 - This edition first published in 2012 
 - New York :  Scholastic,  2012 
 - 30 unnumbered pages :  color illustrations ;  28 cm 
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<br/><br/> "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"-- <br/> 
<br/><br/> 850<br/>  Lexile<br/>  W<br/>  Raz-Plus<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780545591881 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Innovation<br/>Engineering
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TJ140.K36 A3 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.4