The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
$29.51
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2010
Summary
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780007316199 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0007316194 |
| Author: | William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperTrue |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2010 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
‘THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND is the inspiring story of a young man in Africa who used the only resources available to him to build a windmill and elevate the lives and spirits of those in his community. William Kamkwamba’s achievements with wind energy should serve as a model of what one person, with an inspired idea, can do to tackle the crisis we face. His book tells a moving and exciting story.’Al Gore, former Vice President and Nobel Laureate
‘A moving, touching, important story. One more reminder of…how powerful the human spirit can be.’Seth Godin, author
‘One of the best books I have ever read.’Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net
“William is one of the bright young stars of the future and serves as an inspiration for other young people who want to know what they can do to help.” Bishop Desmond Tutu
About The Author
William Kamkwamba
William Kamkwamba was born in 1987 in Dowa, Malawi, and grew up on his family farm in Masitala Village, Wimbe, two and a half hours northeast of Malawi’s capital city. The second eldest of seven children, William has six sisters. He currently lives in Malawi but has been sponsored to study at international schools and colleges in Cambridge, UK and Johannesburg, South Africa.
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