The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition

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. Grade Level: Kindergarten and up Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers (January 19, 2012) ISBN-13: 978-0803735118