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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.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Illustrator:
Elizabeth Zunon Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Biography Published:
2012