The boy who harnessed the wind: creating currents of electricity and hope
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A true story of tenacity and imagination describes how an African teenager built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his village, improving life for himself and his neighbors.
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9780061730337
9780061730320
9780061937699
9780061992162
9780061730320
9780061937699
9780061992162
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Lexile measure:
960L
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| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-09-14 01:45:10AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-09-14 01:48:21AM |
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Autobiography
Biographies
Biography
Electronic books
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Travel writing
Wind power -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi
Biographies
Biography
Electronic books
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Travel writing
Wind power -- Malawi
Windmills -- Malawi
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The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind : Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope [electronic resource] / Bryan Mealer and William Kamkwamba
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
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The boy who harnessed the wind
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creating currents of electricity and hope
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Autobiography
Biography
Electronic books
Inventors
Juvenile Nonfiction
Kamkwamba, William
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
Science
Technology
Wind power
Windmills
Biography
Electronic books
Inventors
Juvenile Nonfiction
Kamkwamba, William
Power resources
Renewable energy sources
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Technology
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