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The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper Perennial, 2010, c2009.Edition: 1st Harper Perennial edDescription: 290 p. : ill., map ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0061730335
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 609/.2 22
Awards:
  • Alex Award, 2010
Summary: The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
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The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.

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Alex Award, 2010