{"product_id":"the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-picture-book-edition-9780803735118","title":"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Picture Book Edition by Kamkwamba, William","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how - even in the worst of times - a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocky Pond Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 9.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803735118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e148136 \/ Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Picture Book Edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2011 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2012 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 176 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Kamkwamba (williamkamkwamba.typepad.com) currently attends Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Bryan Mealer (www.bryanmealer.com) lives in Brooklyn, New York. The original version of their \u003ci\u003eBoy Who Harnessed the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e was a New York Times Bestseller and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBryan Mealer is the author of \u003ci\u003eMuck City\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, which he wrote with William Kamkwamba. Since publication, the book has received many honors and has been translated into over a dozen languages. Mealer is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAll Things Must Fight to Live\u003c\/i\u003e, which chronicled his years covering the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo for \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e and the Associated Press. His forthcoming book, \u003ci\u003eThe Kings of Big Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, a multi-generational saga about his family in West Texas, will be published by Flatiron Books in early 2018. He and his family live in Austin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elizabeth Zunon grew up in Ivory Coast, West Africa, and now lives in Albany, New York.","brand":"Rocky Pond Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44288741539993,"sku":"9780803735118","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_e412b5d3-c63d-45aa-af1b-e4dd566ca527.jpg?v=1724798922","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind-picture-book-edition-9780803735118","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}