"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition" tells the inspiring true story of William Kamkwamba, a young boy from Malawi who dreams of bringing electricity to his village. Faced with poverty and a lack of resources, William learns about wind energy from a book and uses his ingenuity to build a windmill from scrap materials. His determination and creativity not only help his family by providing power but also ignite hope and inspiration in his community. Through beautiful illustrations and heartfelt storytelling, this children's edition celebrates resilience, innovation, and the extraordinary power of imagination. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2012 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Elizabeth Zunon was born in Albany, New York, and grew up in on the Ivory Coast of West Africa. As a little girl, she loved to draw, paint, make up dances, and play dress-up, and as she grew up, she didn't really change! Elizabeth now lives in Albany where she explores a multicultural world though painting, beading, sewing, and collage. Visit her at LizZunon. com. William Kamkwamba was born in1987 in Dowa, Malawi, and grew up on his family farm in Masitala Village, Wimbe, two and half hours northeast of Malawi's capital city. The second eldest of seven children, William has six sisters.