The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Young Readers Edition
(Playaway)

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Author
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Contributors
Mealer, Bryan.
Jackson, Korey, narrator.
Playaway Digital Audio.
Findaway World, LLC.
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2014]
Status
Checked Out
2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
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Hadley Park - Kids AudiobookPLAYAWAY j621.453 K156bOn Hold Shelf
Southeast - Kids AudiobookPLAYAWAY j621.453 K156bChecked Out

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Children's audiobooks.
Electric power production -- Malawi.
Inventors -- Malawi.
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-
Malawi -- Rural conditions.
Mechanical engineers -- Malawi -- Biography.
Rural electrification -- Malawi.
Water-supply, Rural -- Malawi.
Windmills -- Malawi.

More Details

Format
Playaway
Edition
Young readers edition, unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781501237201, 1501237209
Reading Level
MG
Level 5.8, 9 Points
Lexile measure
860

Notes

General Note
Release date supplied by publisher.
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
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+.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B., & Jackson, K. (2014). The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition. (Young readers edition, unabridged). Findaway World, LLC.

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

Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, Bryan. Mealer and Korey, Jackson. 2014. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition. 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: Young Readers Edition. Findaway World, LLC, 2014.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Kamkwamba, W., Mealer, B. and Jackson, K. (2014). The boy who harnessed the wind: young readers edition. 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. Young readers edition, unabridged, Findaway World, LLC, 2014.

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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