The boy who harnessed the wind : creating currents of electricity and hope /

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by Kamkwamba, William,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Mealer, Bryan. Published by : Harper Perennial, (New York :) Physical details: 290, 16 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Windmills --Malawi. | Mechanical engineers --Malawi --Biography. | Inventors --Malawi --Biography. | Rural electrification --Malawi. | Kamkwamba, William, --1987- | Water-supply, Rural --Malawi. | Electric power production --Malawi. | Malawi --Rural conditions. Year : 2010 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Reprint. Originally published: New York : William Morrow, c2009.

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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.