Title | The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind (Young Readers Edition) | |
Author | William Kamkwamba & Brian Meeler | |
# of Pages | 290 | |
Best for Ages | 11-14 | |
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# of Times Read |  | |
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Setting:
This book takes place in Malawi, Africa and is told in first person. The main character is William Kamkwamba, a teenage boy who loves science. This book takes place in the early 2000’s, and the genre is non-fiction.
Plot:
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, and lived a normal life for a Malawian until his teenage years. During these years, a famine ripped through Africa. This meant William had to stay home from school, depleting his chances at being something beside a farmer. But during his spare time, William read about his favorite subject, science. One thing that intrigued him the most was the topic of electricity. From this, William dreamed up a grand idea of having electricity in his house. To do this, he made a windmill, with the help of some friends, and only using scraps that he could salvage. Hear the story of an African boy, whose dreams amounted to something great.
Recommendation:
This book, if you have noticed, is 4 ½ stars and a top-pick. I did not feel like it was a five-star, but that it should be a top-pick. Anyway, this is probably my favorite non-fiction book of all-time. I loved the story, and I really felt for the people in Africa who were starving. (There are some chapters where Africa is starving, and people have all these diseases and ailments, so that might scare some people.) I also liked the science aspect of it, with all the building and designing. This is definitely one you should read.