The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

ISBN: 0545591880

Author: William Kamkwamba

Condition: New

Key Features Description When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library...and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.This story will inspire many as it shows how, even in the worst of times, a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world. When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library...and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.This story will inspire many as it shows how, even in the worst of times, a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world. Standards RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RI.4.1. Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Product Details Item #: NTS559188 ISBN13: 9780545591881 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 32 Genre: Biography and Autobiography Grades: 3 - 5 Lexile Measure: 850L Guided Reading Level: GR Level P DRA Level: 34 - 38 ACR Level: 5.3 Key Features Item #: NTS559188 ISBN13: 9780545591881 Format: Paperback Book Pages: 32 Genre: Biography and Autobiography Grades: 3 - 5 Lexile Measure: 850L Guided Reading Level: GR Level P DRA Level: 34 - 38 ACR Level: 5.3

• Grades: K - 3, Ages: 5 - 8, Reading Level: GRL: P