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The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope Cover Image Book Book

The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.

Kamkwamba, William, 1987- (Author). Mealer, Bryan. (Added Author).

Summary:

Relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061730337 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0061730335 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 290, 16 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Harper Perennial ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2010.

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General Note:
Reprint. Originally published: New York : William Morrow, c2009.
"P.S. insights, interviews & more--"--Cover.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Windmills > Malawi.
Mechanical engineers > Malawi > Biography.
Inventors > Malawi > Biography.
Rural electrification > Malawi.
Water-supply, Rural > Malawi.
Electric power production > Malawi.
Malawi > Rural conditions.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Burlington Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library 628.72 KAMKWAMB 39851001034058 Non-fiction Copy hold Available -
Burlington Public Library 628.72 KAMKWAMB 39851001034116 Non-fiction Copy hold Available -

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