02451cam a2200577 i 4500 261692132 TxAuBib 20160505120000.0 140514s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014019191 9780803740808 0803740808 (OCoLC)879983524 TxAuBib rda Kamkwamba, William, 1987- The boy who harnessed the wind [Middle Grade] / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas. Young readers edition. New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2015] 293 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier ALSC and Disney Grant. In this memoir adapted for young readers, William Kamkwamba describes the drought that struck his tiny village in Malawi, his subsequent interest in science, and his idea to 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. Accelerated Reader 5.8 9.0. 20160505. Kamkwamba, William, 1987- Juvenile literature. Kamkwamba, William, 1987- Kamkwamba, William, 1987- Mechanical engineers Malawi Biography Juvenile literature. Mechanical engineers. Inventors Malawi Biography Juvenile literature. Inventors Malawi. Windmills Malawi Juvenile literature. Windmills Malawi. Electric power production Malawi Juvenile literature. Electric power production Malawi. Irrigation Malawi Juvenile literature. Irrigation Malawi. Electric power production. Inventors. Irrigation. Mechanical engineers. Windmills. Malawi. Biography. Juvenile works. Mealer, Bryan. Hymas, Anna. TXLIV