After his African village was hit by a drought, 14-year-old William Kamkwamba learned about electrical windmills at a small library, and after weeks of foraging for junk parts, he did the incredible.
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..
Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who Harnessed the wind. and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. . .
Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library .
When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba\'s Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone\'s crops began to fail.
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After his African village was hit by a drought, 14-year-old William Kamkwamba learned about electrical windmills at a small library, and after weeks of foraging for junk parts, he did the incredible
