Author

Publication

2016 - Crabtree Pub Co, Ontario

Language

English

Word Count

8,000 words, Guess

Page Count

32 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC621.4/53092
  • LCCTJ140.K36 B87 2017

Description

"Imagine your family had to choose between sending you to school or having enough food to eat. This book tells how William Kamkwamba was forced to drop out of his school in Wimbe, Malawi, when a famine struck his village and his family, who relied on farming, could no longer afford his tuition fee. Instead of giving up on his education, William visited his local library often. It was here that he read a book about wind power. At the age of 14, William used what he learned from the book to build a windmill that brought power to his family's home. He has since built his village's first drinking water pump. William's ingenuity, perseverance, and initiative are an inspiration to many people around the world."--

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Remarkable lives revealed

Other Editions

  • William Kamkwamba: powering his villageCrabtree Pub Co2016-01-01

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