Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Picture Book Edition

Name: Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Picture Book Edition
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ISBN: 9780803735118

ISBN-10: 0803735111

ISBN-13: 9780803735118

Edition: 2012

Authors: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, Elizabeth Zunon

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"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"--

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 1/19/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 9.41" wide x 11.22" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English