The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba

For those who want to give their students a global perspective, this story of a young man from poverty-stricken Malawi who figured out how to build a windmill from scavenged parts to bring electricity to his village hits all the right notes: a deep look into life in a developing nation, science and engineering insights--and inspiration.

William is now an engineering major at Dartmouth College.

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Bryan Mealer was a staff correspondent for the Associated Press in Kinshasa, Congo, and has covered stories from all around Africa, including Nairobi, Somalia, and Togo. His work has appeared in Harper's, Esquire, and other publications. He was born in Odessa, Texas, and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a bachelor's degree. He is a resident of Brooklyn.