The boy who harnessed the wind
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Geneva Public Library District - Kids PlayawayPLAY J 621.453 KAMOn Shelf
Hinsdale Public Library - Juvenile StacksJ PLAYAWAY KAMKWAMBAOn Shelf
Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Juvenile StacksJ DB KAMWAMBAOn Shelf

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Audiobooks.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Electric power production -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Irrigation -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.
Juvenile works.
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Literature.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Sound recordings.
Windmills -- Malawi -- Juvenile literature.

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Format
Pre-loaded Audio
Edition
Young readers edition, unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 6 hr., 45 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.4, 15 Points
Lexile measure
860
Notes
General Note
Title from Playaway label.
General Note
"HD."
General Note
"LIGHT."
General Note
"A Young Readers Edition of the New York Times Bestseller."
General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
General Note
Previously released by Brilliance Audio, ℗2014.
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Performed by Korey Jackson.
Description
When a terrible famine struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat or sell. The family could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees. Forced to drop out of high school, William began to explore the science books in his village library. There, he came up with an idea that would change his family's life forever: He could build a windmill. Made out of junkyard scraps and old bicycle parts, William's amazing creation would bring electricity to his home. It would help his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. And it would turn this ordinary African teenager into a hero known in his town and all around the world as the boy who harnessed the wind.
Target Audience
Ages 9+.
Additional Physical Form
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
Local note
PLAYAWAY

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B., & Jackson, K. (2015). The boy who harnessed the wind. (Young readers edition, unabridged). Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan, Mealer and Korey, Jackson. 2015. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan, Mealer and Korey, Jackson. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Findaway World, LLC, 2015.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B. and Jackson, K. (2015). The boy who harnessed the wind. Young readers edn, unabridged Solon, Ohio: Findaway World, LLC.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Kamkwamba, William, Bryan Mealer, and Korey Jackson. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Young readers edition, unabridged, Findaway World, LLC, 2015.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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