The boy who harnessed the wind : a memoir
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-2010
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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 the $80 a year tuition fees. This is the story of his refusal to give up on learning and reading.
Main title:
The boy who harnessed the wind : a memoir / William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.
Author:
Kamkwamba, William, 1987-, authorMealer, Bryan, author
Imprint:
London : HarperTrue, 2010.
Collation:
273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: HarperCollins, 2009.
ISBN:
9780007316199 (pbk)
Dewey class:
968.9'7042'092968.97042092920.KAM920968.970B KAM968.97920 KAM968.97042920KAM968
LC class:
DT3214.K3
Local class:
920KAM968.97
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
MalawiDroughtWindmillsElectricity
BRN:
451133
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