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Title details for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba - Wait list

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Young Readers Edition

by William Kamkwamba
Bryan Mealer
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Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.

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  • Release date

    February 5, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781101637425

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781101637425
      • File size: 11259 KB

  • Accessibility

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    Ways Of Reading

    • No information about appearance modifiability is available.

    • Not all of the content will be readable as read aloud speech or dynamic braille.

    • Has alternative text descriptions for images.

    Conformance

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    Navigation

    • Table of contents to all chapters of the text via links.

    Additional Information

    • Page breaks included

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.8
    • Lexile® Measure: 860
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 4-5

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  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.8
  • Lexile® Measure:860
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:4-5

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