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Availability:In StockContributor:William Kamkwamba, Bryan MealerSeries:P.S.Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2010-07-27Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:William Morrow & CompanyISBN-13:9780061730337ISBN-10:61730335UPC:9780061730337Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Power Resources, Personal MemoirsBook Topic:Alternative & RenewableAward:South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2014 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Storybook Award|2015 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Elementary AwardSize:7.80 x 5.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCFS33BCMJ

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William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala--crazy--but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.

Language:EnglishPublisher:William Morrow & CompanyISBN-13:9780061730337ISBN-10:61730335UPC:9780061730337Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Science & Technology, Power Resources, Personal MemoirsBook Topic:Alternative & RenewableAward:South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2014 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Storybook Award|2015 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Elementary AwardSize:7.80 x 5.30 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCFS33BCMJ
Mealer, Bryan: -

Bryan Mealer is the author of All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo. He is a former Associated Press staff correspondent and his work has appeared in several magazines, including Harper's and Esquire. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Kamkwamba, William: -

William Kamkwamba is a New York Times bestselling author and innovator who designs development projects, including safe water delivery and educational access. William tells his journey of how he achieved his dream of bringing electricity, light, and the promise of a better life to his family and his village in his memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, co-authored with Bryan Mealer. Since its debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into nearly twenty languages worldwide. It has been published in two additional editions, a young reader's version and a children's book. After graduating from Dartmouth College in Environmental Studies, William began work as a Global Fellow for the design firm IDEO.org. He is an entrepreneur, TED Fellow, and has worked with the WiderNet Project to develop appropriate technologies curriculums focused on bridging the gap between "knowing" and "doing" for young people in Malawi and across the world. William splits his time between the U.S. and Malawi and is currently working full-time with the Moving Windmills Project to bring the Moving Windmills Innovation Center to life in Kasungu, Malawi.

Publisher: William Morrow & Company

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🏆 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2014 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2015 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Storybook Award|2015 Nutmeg Book Award Nominee - Elementary Award

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