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- Grade Level
- 4-5
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Format
- Picture Story Book
- Content
- Earth Science
18 March 2013
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
Written by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer; Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon
Drought and famine took away William Kamkwanba's chance to continue his education. But he did not let it keep him from learning. What his family needed was a way to pump water from underground. This would allow his family to grow food to eat and to sell at the markets. His solution was in a picture of a library book.