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[2015]., Pre-adolescent, Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Call No: ENVIRONMENT NF KAM Edition: Young readers ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: African teenager William Kamkwamba explored science books in his village library when he was forced to drop out of school, and was able to change his family's life by creating a windmill to pump water for his family's farm.
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c2012., Penguin Group (USA) Call No: 621.4 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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[2012], Juvenile, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: B KAM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Simple text and pictures tell the true story of how fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba of Malawi taught himself English so that he could read science books and learn how to build a windmill, giving electricity and a means for transporting water to his people.
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c2012., Juvenile, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: 621.4 53096897 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The story of William Kamkwamba, who in 2001, at the age of fourteen, taught himself to build a windmill and bring electricity , and a future, to his Malawi village during a period of drought and famine.
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[2015]., Pre-adolescent, Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc Call No: B Edition: Young readers editi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When William, a Malawian teen, began building a windmill from junk - and claimed the machine would generate electricity - everyone in his village thought he was crazy.
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c2012., Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: Easy KAMKWAMBA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
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2015., Juvenile, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: B KAMKWAMBA Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When a severe drought descended on his Malawi village, 14-year-old William Kamkwamba felt helpless. His family was already so poor that the couldn't afford to send him to school, and barely had enough food to eat, living on insects and a mouthful of rationed food per day. It was not long, however, before William came up with an idea -- he decided to build a windmill to draw water for irrigation. .
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[2012]., Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: PICTURE NF KAM Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
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2015., Pre-adolescent, PUFFIN BOOKS Call No: HI-INT B KAM Edition: Young readers edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2019., Adolescent, Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company Call No: HI-INT 920 WIN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The riveting nonfiction account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity.
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-- Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison2002., Pre-adolescent, National Geographic Society Call No: 921 EDISON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, illustrated with many photos of his life and inventions.
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-- Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edisonc2002., Pre-adolescent, National Geographic Society Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, illustrated with many photos of his life and inventions.
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c2005., Morgan Reynolds Pub. Call No: B Tesla Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a short biography of Nikola Tesla, who along with Thomas Edison, brought about the discovery of electricity, and examines his childhood in Croatia and other inventions credited to him.
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c2007., Juvenile, Capstone Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Graphic library.Summary Note: "In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Philo Farnsworth came up with the idea for electronic television at age 14, and later developed his idea into the technology for television that is still used today"--Provided by publisher.
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c2008., Juvenile, Enslow Elementary Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Genius at work!.Summary Note: A brief profile of Philo T. Farnsworth, who, while he was still a teenager, developed his ideas that led to the invention of the first television.
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-- Thomas Alva Edisonc2007., Juvenile, Sterling Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of Contents Publisher Description Summary Note: A brief biography of inventor Thomas Edison that profiles his life and works which includes a number of inventions including the phonograph, movie camera, and incandescent light bulb.
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c2006., Compass Point Books Call No: 621.3092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Signature lives
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2001., Greenhaven Press Call No: 921 EDISON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: People who made historySummary Note: A collection of essays in which the authors examine various aspects of the life and work of American inventor Thomas Edison.
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c2005., Juvenile, HarperCollins Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Time for kids biographiesSummary Note: Presents a short biography of Thomas Edison discussing some of his many inventions which include the light bulb, phonograph, and moving pictures, and chronicles his childhood and early projects.