The boy who harnessed the wind
Record details
- ISBN: 1451741189 (Paw Prints)
- ISBN: 9781451741186 (Paw Prints)
- ISBN: 0803735111 (hardback : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780803735118 (hardback : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780803735118
- ISBN: 0803735111
- ISBN: 9781451741186
- ISBN: 1451741189
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Physical Description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm - Publisher: New York, NY : Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., [2012]
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Badges:
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 1 / 5.0
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"-- |
Target Audience Note: | Elementary Grade. 910 Lexile. |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader 5.3. Reading Counts! 6.3. AR LG 5.3 0.5. |
Awards Note: | Charter Oak Children’s Book Award (COCBA) Nominee, 2013-2014. Nutmeg Award Nominee, Elementary, 2015. |
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Genre: | Biography. Juvenile works. Juvenile works. Biography. |
Available copies
- 66 of 68 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Silas Bronson Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 68 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | J 621.453 KAM (Text) | 34005125977305 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind : Young Readers Edition
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