| Edition |
Young readers edition. |
| Description |
293 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 20 cm. |
| Indexed In: |
School Library Journal starred, November 2014 |
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Kirkus Starred, November 2014 |
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Booklist, December 2014 |
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Horn Book, October 2015 |
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Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2015 |
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Library Media Connection, September 2015 |
| Summary |
African teenager William Kamkwamba explored science books in his village library when he was forced to drop out of school, and was able to change his family's life by creating a windmill to pump water for his family's farm. |
| Audience |
6.2. |
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5-8 Follett School Solutions. |
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860 Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 9.0 171666. 9 |
| Genre/Form |
Memoir.
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| Subject |
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
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Windmills -- Malawi.
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Electric power -- Malawi.
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Irrigation -- Malawi.
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Mechanical engineers -- Biography.
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Engineers -- Malawi -- Biography.
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Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Mealer, Bryan.
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Hymas, Anna, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780147510426 |
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