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Sep 29, 2009 · Using scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves, William forged a crude yet operable windmill, an unlikely contraption and small miracle that eventually powered four lights, complete with homemade switches and a circuit breaker made from nails and wire.
Jul 27, 2010 · Bryan Mealer is the author of The Kings of Big Spring, Muck City and the New York Times bestseller The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – written with William Kamkwamba. – which has been translated into more than a dozen languages and will soon be released as a major motion picture.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 African drama film written, directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in his feature directorial debut. The film is based on the memoir of the same name by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.
Oct 1, 2009 · A concise biography of William Kamkwamba plus historical and literary context for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Plot Summary. A quick-reference summary: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind on a single page. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Detailed Summary & Analysis.
Jan 19, 2012 · The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a nominee for the 2013-2014 South Carolina Picture Book Award. This wonderful nonfiction book, written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon, tells young William's story of life in drought-ravaged Malawi.
Jan 19, 2012 · 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.
