The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Picture Book Edition
Author: William Kamkwamba
Stock information
General Fields
: $24.95(AUD)
: 9780803735118
: Penguin Publishing Group
: Dial Books
: 0.408
: December 2011
: 282mm X 236mm X 10mm
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Special Fields
: William Kamkwamba
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: Hardback
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: Elizabth Zunon
: English
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: 32
: colour illustrations
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9780803735118
Description
When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind. Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how - even in the worst of times - a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.
