Overview
El sueno de un nino puede cambiar el mundo entero. Esta es una inspiradora historia, basada en la vida real del autor, sobre el poder de la imaginacion y la fuerza de la determinacion. Cuando una terrible sequia asolo la pequena aldea donde vivia William Kamkwamba, su familia perdio todas las cosechas y se quedo sin nada que comer y nada que vender. William comenzo entonces a investigar en los libros de ciencia que habia en la biblioteca en busca de una solucion, y de este modo encontro la idea que cambiaria la vida de su familia para siempre: construiria un molino de viento. Fabricado a partir de materiales reciclados, metal y fragmentos de bicicletas, el molino de William trajo la electricidad a su casa y ayudo a su familia a obtener el agua que necesitaba para sus cultivos. Asi, el empeno y la ilusion del pequeno Willy cambio el destino de su familia y del pais entero. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land. Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.
Full Product Details
Author: William Kamkwamba ,
Bryan Mealer
Publisher: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Imprint: B DE BLOCK
Dimensions:
Width: 14.10cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 21.20cm
Weight: 0.493kg
ISBN: 9788417424121
ISBN 10: 8417424121
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 24 December 2018
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Replaced By: 9781644732649
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Language: Spanish
Author Information
William Kamkwamba nacio en Malaui en 1987. Se hizo famoso en su pais cuando, en 2002, construyo una turbina de viento para obtener electricidad en su casa en Wimbe utilizando eucalipto, partes de bicicleta y otras piezas de chatarra. Desde entonces, este ingeniero e innovador, ha construido una bomba de agua con energia solar que suministra agua potable a su pueblo, otras dos turbinas de viento y planea construir dos mas incluyendo una en Lilongwe, la capital de Malaui.
