The Boy who Harnessed the Wind
- ISBN-10
- 0803735111
- ISBN-13
- 9780803735118
- Series
- The Boy who Harnessed the Wind
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-01
- Publisher
- Dial
- Authors
- William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Description
A picture book adaptation of a best-selling memoir follows the experiences of 14-year-old William Kamkwamba, who built a windmill out of junkyard scraps to bring electricity to his famine-stricken Malawi village.
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