The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 01/19/2012
ISBN: 9780803735118
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.30w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 12/05/2011 pg. 73
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012
Booklist 02/15/2012 pg. 52
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 176 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 148136 / Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Picture Book Edition)
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5