The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.
2015
YA TJ140.K36 A3 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas.
Edition
Young readers edition.
ISBN
9780803740808 (hardcover)
0803740808 (hardcover)
9780147510426 (softcover)
0147510422 (softcover)
9781518210617 (Paw Prints)
1518210619 (Paw Prints)
0803740808 (hardcover)
9780147510426 (softcover)
0147510422 (softcover)
9781518210617 (Paw Prints)
1518210619 (Paw Prints)
Published
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2015]
Language
English
Description
293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Call Number
YA TJ140.K36 A3 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
621.453096897
Summary
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William.
Audience
Ages: 10-14.
Grades: 5-9.
Lexile: 860L.
850L lexile
Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 3 (medium) Lexile.
Grades: 5-9.
Lexile: 860L.
850L lexile
Sentence length: 4 (hard) Word frequency: 3 (medium) Lexile.
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Table of Contents
When Magic Ruled the World
Khamba
Discovering a Thing Called Science
The Uncertain Life of an African Farmer
Malawi Begins to Starve
My School Assignment
A Time of Dying
Twenty Days
The Library
Harvest Time
The Windmill Comes to Life
Bigger and Brighter
The Restless Inventor
The World Discovers Wimbe
Meeting Ted and Tom.
Khamba
Discovering a Thing Called Science
The Uncertain Life of an African Farmer
Malawi Begins to Starve
My School Assignment
A Time of Dying
Twenty Days
The Library
Harvest Time
The Windmill Comes to Life
Bigger and Brighter
The Restless Inventor
The World Discovers Wimbe
Meeting Ted and Tom.