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Jun 13, 2019Rdsmith05 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is a true story of the author, William Kamkwamba, who grew up in a tiny village in Malawi, Africa, with no power or running water. When a terrible famine strikes his village, and his dog dies and cousin almost dies as well, he drops out of school and decides to build a windmill to power his village. During regular trips to the junkyard, the townsfolk call him insane, but when the giant machine rises into the sky and turns wind into electricity, they think otherwise. What I liked about this book is the idea of a windmill, which is so far off, and then actually doing it! Though I think there is too much description on the machinery he uses, this is a great book. I also think it would make a great graphic novel because of all the different settings and pictures that I would love to see! Simon S. , age 10