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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

By William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Illustrators Illustrated by Anna Hymas Edition

Hardcover edition

Publisher Penguin Imprint Dial ISBN

9780803740808

Awards and Honors Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle-Grade
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2015, Nonfiction
100 Notable Titles for Reading and Sharing 2015, Children’s Books
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 6–8
2016 CCBC Choices–Biography and Autobiography
ILA Teachers’ Choices, 2016 Reading List

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

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Social Issue: Harsh Realities of Life

When William, a Malawian teen, began building a windmill from junk—and claimed the machine would generate electricity—everyone in his village thought he was crazy. Black-and-white map and illustrations. Full-color photo insert.
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