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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." --
"Cuando la aldea de Malawi de William Kamkwamba, de 14 años, fue golpeada por una sequía en 2001, las cosechas de todos comenzaron a fallar. Su familia no tenía suficiente dinero para la comida, y mucho menos para la escuela, por lo que William pasó sus días en la biblioteca. Encontró un libro sobre molinos de viento y descubrió cómo construir un molino de viento que pudiera llevar electricidad a su pueblo. Todos pensaban que estaba loco, pero William perseveró y logró crear un molino de viento funcional a partir de restos de chatarra. Varios años más tarde descubrió cómo usar el molino de viento con fines de riego." --

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The Field Library J SPA BIO KAMKWAMBA (Text)
Juvenile Spanish Language
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