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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir

by William Kamkwamba
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir

Ingenious youth transforms adversity with windmill dreams.

This memoir resonates with resourcefulness and resilience. Imagine being in William's shoes: facing uncertainty, but armed with the power of curiosity and innovation. It's a testament to what one determined mind can accomplish against all odds. Reading about his journey from a small village in Malawi to changing his and his community’s fate is nothing short of invigorating.

  • ALA Alex Award (2010)
  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for FOCUS Zukunftspreis (2010)
  • Children’s Africana Book Award for Best Book for Young Children
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir

by William Kamkwamba
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ISBN: 9780007316199
Authors: William Kamkwamba
Publisher: Harper True
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Related Collections: Science, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 4.07
(rated by 29858 readers)

Description

When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old, his family told him that he must leave school and come home to work on the farm – they could no longer afford his fees. This is his story of how he found a way to make a difference, how he brought light to his family and village, and hope to his nation. Malawi is a country battling AIDS, drought, and famine, and in 2002, a season of floods, followed by the most severe famine in fifty years, brought it to its knees. Like the majority of the population, William's family were farmers. They were totally reliant on the maize crop. By the end of 2001, after many lean and difficult years, there was no more crop. They were running out of food – had nothing to sell – and had months until they would be able to harvest their crop again. Forced to leave school at 14 years old, with no hope of raising the funds to go again, William resorted to borrowing books from the small local library to continue his education. One day, browsing the titles, he picked up a book about energy, with a picture of a wind turbine on the front cover. Fascinated by science and electricity, but knowing little more about the technology, William decided to build his own. Ridiculed by those around him, and exhausted from his work in the fields every day,
 

Ingenious youth transforms adversity with windmill dreams.

This memoir resonates with resourcefulness and resilience. Imagine being in William's shoes: facing uncertainty, but armed with the power of curiosity and innovation. It's a testament to what one determined mind can accomplish against all odds. Reading about his journey from a small village in Malawi to changing his and his community’s fate is nothing short of invigorating.

  • ALA Alex Award (2010)
  • Corine Internationaler Buchpreis for FOCUS Zukunftspreis (2010)
  • Children’s Africana Book Award for Best Book for Young Children
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.