The+Boy+Who+Harnessed+The+Wind



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 * =The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind= ||
 * Author: William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ||
 * Illustrator: Elizabeth Zunon ||
 * Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012 ||
 * Synopsis : 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. ||
 * Google Books
 * William Kamkwamba's Official Web Page
 * William Kamkwamba's Profile on TED
 * Moving Windmills Documentary
 * Moving Windmills Project
 * How do Turbines Work
 * A Tour of a Wind Turbine
 * Dartmouth Now: A Video Conversation
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