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William Kamkwamba
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Young readers edition.
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Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Call Number
E KAM
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
293 pages; 22 cm
Summary
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.--
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Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
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J 621.45 KAM.W
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Summary
"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"--
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1st ed.
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Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Call Number
B KAMKWAM WILLIAM
Publication Date
2009
Physical Description
347 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Summary
Relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.
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