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The boy who harnessed the wind

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Author:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Series:
Brilliance Audio on compact disc
Publisher:
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Pub. Date:
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Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lexile measure:
850L
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North Highlands-Antelope Children's Area
CHILDREN 621.312 K15 2015
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CHILDREN 621.312 K15 2015
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Description
Presents a story of how an African teenager built a windmill from scraps to create electricity for his home and his village, improving life for himself and his neighbors.
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Biography
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Electric power production
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Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Inventors
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile works
Kamkwamba, William
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Malawi
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Windmills. -- Malawi
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Contributors:
Hymas, Anna,illustrator
Jackson, Korey
Zunon, Elizabeth,ill
Mealer, Bryan
ISBN:
9780803740808
9781501227981
9780803735118
9781511336277
9781501227998
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 5.3, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
850L
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Grouping Information

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Grouping Titleboy who harnessed the wind
Grouping Authorwilliam kamkwamba
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2023-03-27 06:38:51AM
Last Indexed2023-03-27 06:39:53AM

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CHILDREN 621.312 K15 2015
PICTURE BOOK Kamkwamba, W.
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2012
2015
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Brilliance Audio
Dial Books for Young Readers
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
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Brilliance Audio on compact disc
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Brilliance Audio on compact disc|
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Biography
Children's audiobooks
Electric power production
Electric power production -- Malawi
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Irrigation
Irrigation -- Malawi
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Juvenile works
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987-
Kamkwamba, William, -- 1987- -- Juvenile literature
Malawi
Mechanical engineers
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Windmills
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature
Windmills. -- Malawi
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The boy who harnessed the wind
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The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; illustrated by Anna Hymas
The boy who harnessed the wind / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon
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The boy who harnessed the wind
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Electric power production
Inventors
Irrigation
Kamkwamba, William
Mechanical engineers
Windmills

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