It's time for another Faculty Favorite! This summer's selection was made by Technical Services Librarian, Shirley Williams. Mrs. Williams chose The Boy who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba.Why does Mrs. Williams recommend this book?
This is the true story of a remarkable young teenager in Malawi who would not let poverty and severe famine keep him from learning what he wanted to know. When he was forced to drop out of school because his parents could not afford the fees, he went to a library in the town and studied diagrams in science books written in a language he could not understand (English). Using scraps from the local junk yard, he succeeded in constructing a windmill which produced electricity for his family and changed his life.
If you like this book, you may also enjoy these books about people who overcame remarkable odds and improved their lives:
Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer Hickam
The Glass Castle: a Memoir by Jeannette Walls
The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir by Daisy Bates
For more about windmills, check out these titles:
Windmills and Pumps of the Southwest by Dick Hayes, Bill Allen, and Gordon Gilpin.
Renewable Energy Made Easy: free energy from solar, wind, hydropower, and other alternative energy sources by David Craddock
The Adventures of Don Quixote by Cervantes
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