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馭風男孩
全球頂尖媒體ABC、BBC電視特別專訪
美國《出版人周刊》年度非小說類Best Book
在天災人禍不斷的非洲，在愛滋病與貧窮交相迫的馬拉威，在巫術風行的小農村，在這個似乎看不到希望的所在，十四歲的失學小男孩威廉．坎寬巴，創造了一個光明的奇蹟。
馬拉威失學小男孩William Kamkwamba，用想像力與創造力，造了一座風車，帶來的電力不僅照亮自己的未來，而且富足了家鄉，將來更會改變整個國家。
The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village adapted for young readers. Now available in paperback!
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwambaˊs tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the seasonˊs 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 familyˊs life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, Williamˊs 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 boyˊs brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on Williamˊs story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.
作者介紹
William Kamkwamba recently graduated from Dartmouth College. The original version of his memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind was a New York Times Bestseller and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year. He divides his time between Malawi and San Francisco, California.
Bryan Mealer is the author of Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football‘s Forgotten Town and All Things Must Fight to Live, which chronicled his years covering the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a reporter for the Associated Press and Harper‘s. His work has appeared in the anthology Best American Travel Writing and was chosen for an Overseas Press Club Award Citation. He lives in Austin, Texas.
