The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition
Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to ea...show more
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I loved this book! I was extremely curious about this “boy” who created a windmill in a village in Africa. It isn’t normally a book I would choose but I really enjoyed learning about his life, family, village, and his ingenuity to make this happen for them. He proved that true will and hard work and faith can make things happen. I just loved his story and all that he continued to do for his family and village even after getting his education an...read more
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