- Published: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.
- Year Published: 2012
- Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
Reading Level
- Lexile: 910
ISBN/Standard Number
- 9780803735118
- 0803735111
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Subjects
- Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987
- Mechanical engineers -- Biography. -- Malawi
- Windmills -- Malawi.
- Electric power production -- Malawi.
- Irrigation -- Malawi.
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Call number: E KAM
Available Copies: Malletts Youth Picture Books, West Youth Picture Books
Additional Details
"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"
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