[ The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope ] By Kamkwamba, William ( Author ) [ 2010 ) [ Paperback ]
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00FQ4G6Y4 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 322 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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An amazing story of determination and hope Rabbi Yonassan Gershom After barely surviving a famine in Malawi (sub-Saharan Africa), 14-year-old William Kamkwamba was determined to find a way to make life better for himself and his family. What if he could somehow bring electricity to his village, to pump water for crops in times of drought? Using diagrams in an old forgotten science book called "Using Energy" that he found in a grade school library, he cobbled together a contraption out of scraps and junk that worked to power a few light bulbs -- and changed the life of . Build a windmill, get invited to TED! Doctor.Generosity This is the story of William Kamkwamba, a clever boy in Malawi, Africa who built his own windmill from found materials at age 14. Much of the energy of the book is that it is a very recent story, the main events taking place just in the last six years.The story is in three parts. The first part tells of Willam's life growing up and that of his father, giving a fascinating glimpse of the village life of subsistence farmers whose culture has changed little in thousands of years. Daily existence includes ve. "Inspirational, definitely; drudgery at times" according to M. Silverstein. I didn't really know what to expect when I purchased this book for my Kindle, although I will admit that I noticed the high marks (5 stars) from the other reviewers. So I decided to give it a try and see what the hype was about.For the first 10% of the book (Kindle doesn't have page numbers) I really was regretting the purchase. The pages were filled with stories of William (main character) as a young boy and the various predicaments he found himself in. The stories told of magic and witchcraft that caus
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by Kamkwamba, William ( Author ) Paperback Jul- 2010 Paperback Jul- 27- 2010