At 14, African William Kamkwamba Built His Own Windmill

When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba’s Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library and figured out how to bring electricity to his village.

Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.

If you read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition online on We Give Books, the Wimbe community lending library, where Kamkwamba’s journey began, gets a new book, up to 10,000. Despite serving some 1,500 pupils, the library currently has no picture books.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition at amazon.com.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (adult version) at amazon.com.