
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Zunon Genre:
Biography Age Level:
6-9 Published:
2012
Format:
Picture book
When 14-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.