The boy who harnessed the wind by Kamkwamba, William

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The boy who harnessed the wind (#0532HZ2)

by Kamkwamba, William; illustrated by Hymas, Anna
FollettBound Glued — Puffin Books, 2015

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Dewey: 621.4; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 6.2
Description: 293 pages : illustrations (some color), map; 20 cm

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African teenager William Kamkwamba explored science books in his village library when he was forced to drop out of school, and was able to change his family's life by creating a windmill to pump water for his family's farm.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Puffin Books
  • Publication Date: January 5, 2016
  • Format: FollettBound Glued
  • Edition: Young readers edition.
  • Dewey: 621.4
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 293 pages : illustrations (some color), map; 20 cm
  • Tracings: Mealer, Bryan, author. ; Hymas, Anna, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 1-51810-573-4 (originally 0-14-751042-2)
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-51810-573-9 (originally 978-0-14-751042-6)
  • Follett Number: 0532HZ2
  • Reading Level: 6.2
  • Audience: Middle School