The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition)
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Anna Hymas
After the devastating drought of 2000–2001 in Malawi, William Kamkwamba’s... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 58,297
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 860L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 171666
- Curricular Area
- Science
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Mechanical engineers--Malawi--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Kamkwamba, William
- Mechanical engineers
- Inventors
- Malawi
- Irrigation
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Electricity & Electronics
- Electric power production--Malawi--Juvenile literature
- Kamkwamba, William, 1987---Juvenile literature
- Irrigation--Malawi--Juvenile literature
- Electric power production
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Africa
- Windmills--Malawi--Juvenile literature
- Windmills
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
- Young Adult Fiction
- Inventors--Malawi--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Lists With This Book
- Global Reading
- Physical Science, 6-12
- Choice Texts Gr. 7
- Fifty Best Books for 9 & 10 Year Olds
- Earth Day Biographies
- 3rd Grade - EL Reading Curriculum
- 1st EL Module 1: Tools and Work
- 3rd EL Module 4: Water Around the World
- 6th Grade - EL Reading Curriculum
- LearnZillion, Grade 6
- Middle School Approved Novel List
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with William Kamkwamba
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Penguin Publishing Group USA
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Teaching Ideas from Univ. of Texas at El Paso
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Book Readings 2

Audiobook Excerpt of "Chapter 1" narrated by Korey Jackson
Created by Brilliance Audio

Audiobook Excerpt of "Prologue" narrated by Korey Jackson
Created by Brilliance Audio
Awards & Distinctions 3

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Biography Selection, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

ILA Teachers' Choices Reading List, 2015-2020
Selection, 2016
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