The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition (Reprint)(Hardcover)

from KellieMcFadzen

I had mixed feelings about this book. The main message of this book was determination, and determined is defiantly a character trait of William. One of the reasons why I liked this book was because of how the characters strengths were portrayed in this book. For example, even though everyone in h...

from canderson15

This book would be good to use in an integrated science and engineering unit on energy. Students would be able to see how the boy in the story was able to create from the materials that he has to create energy. Students would also be able to have the challenge to build a windmill or other system ...

from melscott

This is a picture book biography of Micheal Kamkwamba, a young man from Malawi. Micheal tells the story of how he found a solution to his family's near starvation. His family farms maize but a drought has left them with little to harvest, sell, or eat. Soon, Micheal is forced to drop out of schoo...

from matthewbloome

What a cool true story and it really serves as an eye opening experience to read about the tremendous struggles faced even today in Africa. I guess any story of this style does some good in that it reminds that not everyone is living so well as we are. Also it highlights the importance of educati...

from MelynnReadmond

This informative biography is very enjoyable to read. This biography is about a young boy in a small village who found a way to provide for his struggling village. He took small pieces of scraps along with the knowledge he learned from the local library to build a windmill. He learned how to turn...