William Kamkwamba: 5 books
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Young Readers Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Picture Book Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2012
Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building...
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 20, 2018
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 20, 2018
El sueño de un niño puede cambiar el mundo entero.
Esta es una inspiradora historia, basada en la vida real del autor, sobre el poder de la imaginación y la fuerza de la determinación.
Cuando una terrible sequía asoló la pequeña aldea donde vivía William Kamkwamba, su familia...
10 Common Core Essentials: Nonfiction
Selections from New and Classic Books for the English Language Arts Standards for Middle and High School
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
The excerpts featured in this free sampler come from some of our most popular nonfiction books for middle and high school classrooms—making them ideal choices to meet the new Common Core Standards for the English Language Arts. From the primary documents of The American Reader to The Boy Who Harnessed...