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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition
Contributor(s): Kamkwamba, William (Author), Mealer, Bryan (Author), Zunon, Elizabeth (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0803735111 ISBN-13: 9780803735118
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2012

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Africa

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2011021536

Age Level: 6-8

Grade Level: 1-3

Lexile Measure: 850(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.4" H x 9.3" W x 11.1" L (0.90 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southern Africa

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2011
Publishers Weekly 12/05/2011 pg. 73
School Library Journal 01/01/2012 pg. 94
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2012
Booklist 02/15/2012 pg. 52
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 176 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 148136
Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

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Publisher Description:
When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.

Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how - even in the worst of times - a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.

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