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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 /

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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780061730320
  • ISBN: 0061730327
  • ISBN: 9780061730337 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 347 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, 2009.
Subject: Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Inventors > Malawi.
Windmills > Malawi.
Water-supply, Rural > Malawi.
Rural electrification > Malawi.
Electric power production > Malawi.
Malawi > Rural conditions.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Town of Hanover Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.

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0 current holds with 3 total copies.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Etna Library YA B KAMKWAMBA 31257000186542 Etna teens Available -
Howe Library B KAMKWAMBA 31254002779946 Lower level Available -
Howe Library B KAMKWAMBA 31254002935035 Lower level Available -

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.

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