The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
One of my favorite books is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
It's about a 14-year-old boy named William Kamkwamba
whose parents are farmers in Malawi.
When a drought hits, they can no longer afford to send him to school.
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To try to make up for missing class, he starts visiting his local library.
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But that also has to stop when the drought is followed by a famine.
As the famine drags on, deaths skyrocket.
William and his family just barely survive.
One day at the library William sees a book on electricity. It has a windmill on the cover.
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William has never seen one before but knows it can generate electricity (why else would it be on the cover?)
And it's a photo, not a drawing, so it can be built.
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With a windmill they could pump from the well, irrigate their crops, and never have to risk starvation again!
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