The boy who harnessed the wind : a memoir
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-2010
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Áirithint áit ar The boy who harnessed the wind : a memoirSubject: 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 to $80 a year tuition fees. This is the story of his refusal to give up on learning and reading. A story of passion, determination and remarkable achievements. Malawi is a country battling AIDS, drought and famine, and in 2002, a season of floods, followed by the most severe famine in fifty years, brought it to its knees.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 theWhen 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 and reading.
Príomhtheideal:
The boy who harnessed the wind : a memoir / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.
Údar:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, authorMealer, Bryan, author
Inphrionta:
London : HarperTrue, 2010.
Leathanaigh in ord:
273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Nótaí:
Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2009.
ISBN:
9780007316199 (pbk)
Rangúchán Dewey:
920 KAM 920KamJ968.97042092J968.9704YA968.970420J920920968.970 Y.A
I dteanga:
English
Réimse:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-Africa -- AIDSJuvenileChildrenwind energy -- BiographyPoor children -- MalawiSelf-culture -- MalawiWindmills -- Design and constructionElectric power production -- MalawiRural electrification -- MalawiPoor children -- Malawi -- BiographyMalawi -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryBiographyMalawiBiography & non-fiction proseAutobiography: generalInventions & inventorsAlternative & renewable energy sources & technology
BRN:
2304700
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Áirithint áit ar The boy who harnessed the wind : a memoir