The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Read Aloud
Reviewed past David Eaton
Review Source: Africa Access
Volume Author: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind tells the story of William Kamkwamba, a swain in cardinal Republic of malaŵi who improvises a windmill out of cycle and other scrap yard parts to produce electricity for his family'due south home. Its 28 pages of text, with a few lines at upper-master level on each folio are illustrated with oil paint and cut-newspaper collages of William'due south life at home and in the fields, and of his tinkering and construction of the windmill. These appealing collages are laid out simply and powerfully with rich color and delicate item.
Two denser text pages appended to the story describe Kamkwamba's trajectory more fully, from his parents' farm and Malawi'southward famine to his TED briefing speech in 2007 and his engineering studies at Dartmouth College. This illustrated book is a children's version of the bestselling book of the same title, with its associated blogs, promotional tours, and linked development projects. Continue reading.
The Boy who Harnessed the Air current past William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
Illustrator: Elizabeth Zunon
Published by Dial Books for Immature Readers on January 2012
Genres: Africa, Biography and Autobiography, Science
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Grades one-2
ISBN: 9780803735118
Review Source: Africa Access
Publisher's Synopsis: When xiv-twelvemonth-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi hamlet was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, allow lonely schoolhouse, 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.
Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as information technology shows how - even in the worst of times - a keen idea and a lot of hard work tin however rock the world.
Source: https://socialjusticebooks.org/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind/
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