The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: A Memoir

William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

273 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography science emotional reflective slow-paced

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When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old his parents told him that he must leave school and come and work on the family farm as they could no longer afford the $80 a year tuition fees. This is the story of his refusal to give up on learning an...

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