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The boy who harnessed the wind

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"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"--

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Ardsley Public Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31000150981317
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Bedford Free Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31002100465086
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Bronxville Public Library J BIO KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31004151331365
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Chappaqua Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31005153066008
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Greenburgh Public Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31009153687862
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Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31011151334786
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Hendrick Hudson Free Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31016151343018
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John C. Hart Memorial Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31030154842165
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Katonah Village Library JB KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31013151509714
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Larchmont Public Library J B KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Biography
31014152807040
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