El Niño Que Domó El Viento / The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Paperback)

from mssbluejay

This book shares a very personal story with struggle and circumstances that, despite the odds, are overcome through perseverance and an exceptional hunger for learning. It is a wonderful example of how people can excel beyond what others expect and despite others' lack of faith. But, this boy has...

from dk_phoenix

The one thing I have to say about this book is: Everyone should read it. Adults, children, teenagers, male or female. This book should be required reading in schools, universities, community groups, you name it... The book itself is about William's life as a young boy in Malawi, about his family'...

from LizzieD

I had intended to give The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind maybe three and a half or four stars, but now that I have finished it through tears, I think it deserves five. William Kamkwanba has written the story of present-day Malawi and of his life as a small farmer's son in a small central Malawian vi...

from dk_phoenix

The one thing I have to say about this book is: Everyone should read it. Adults, children, teenagers, male or female. This book should be required reading in schools, universities, community groups, you name it... The book itself is about William's life as a young boy in Malawi, about his family'...

from Irishdart

Malawi is a small African country in a constant state of struggle with hunger, drought and political upheaval. Relying on his belief in magic and, ultimately, in the magic that is science, William builds a machine to create "electric wind," a windmill. His stated purpose is to ease his large fami...