The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Readers Edition
(Playaway)

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Author
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Contributors
Mealer, Bryan.
Jackson, Korey, narrator.
Playaway Digital Audio.
Findaway World, LLC.
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2014].
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Children's audiobooks.
Electric power production -- Malawi.
Inventors -- Malawi.
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Malawi -- Rural conditions.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography.
Rural electrification -- Malawi.
Water-supply, Rural -- Malawi.
Windmills -- Malawi.

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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2014].
Format
Playaway
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Reading Level
MG
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Lexile measure
860

Notes

General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Description
When a terrible famine struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat or sell. The family could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees. Forced to drop out of high school, William began to explore the science books in his village library. There, he came up with an idea that would change his family's life forever: He could build a windmill. Made out of junkyard scraps and old bicycle parts, William's amazing creation would bring electricity to his home. It would help his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. And it would turn this ordinary African teenager into a hero known in his town and all around the world as the boy who harnessed the wind.
Target Audience
Ages 9+.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B., & Jackson, K. (2014). The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition (Young readers edition, unabridged.). Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan. Mealer and Korey, Jackson. 2014. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition. Solon, Ohio: Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan. Mealer and Korey, Jackson. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition Solon, Ohio: Findaway World, LLC, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B. and Jackson, K. (2014). The boy who harnessed the wind: young readers edition. Young readers edn, unabridged. Solon, Ohio: Findaway World, LLC.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kamkwamba, William, Bryan Mealer, and Korey Jackson. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition Young readers edition, unabridged., Findaway World, LLC, 2014.

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