The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

290 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography science emotional reflective slow-paced

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For those who want to give their students a global perspective, this story of a young man from poverty-stricken Malawi who figured out how to build a windmill from scavenged parts to bring electricity to his village hits all the right notes: a dee...

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Moods

inspiring 90%
informative 70%
hopeful 66%
emotional 47%
reflective 24%
sad 18%
adventurous 15%
challenging 13%
funny 10%
dark 5%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 27%
fast 14%

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