The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader's Edition Paperback – Illustrated, January 5, 2016

Excellent! It gives the reader a sense of pride in being part of a young person's right of passage.

The book is great! I love how Bryan Mealer and William Kamkwamba do such a good job adding emotion and emotion into their book. five stars!!!

My daughter loved this book for her book report since she loved how it is based on real life. Also, watching the movie made her understand!

We are reading this for a book study. Good book for middle school age with the book study we are using to go with it. It has audible and the movie so that makes it even better. Would recommend

This book is a great model of what one person with an idea could do. “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” is an autobiographical novel written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. It focuses on how WIlliam Kamwamba tries to make a windmill from scraps even though he could not continue going to school.When William’s tiny village in Malawi, Africa, was struck by a horrendous famine, he and family could barely feed each other due to the loss of crops, leave alone paying for school. Forced to drop out of school, William found a library book that gave him a huge idea - he could build a windmill for power made out of scraps and not only could it help his family, but it could also help the village.It is truly a story about an inspiring boy that changed many lives. It takes you on a rollercoaster of emotion with a lot of twists and turns. “I tried and I succeeded” is one of the best quotes. The problem and the words William Kamkawamba used were so realistic, it made the book come alive.I recommend it for people who want to hear about overcoming problems, a different culture, and a hero’s journey. People from ten and beyond should read this. I rate this a 5/5 book because of its plot and word of choice. I really liked the ending of the book when he described what he changed. Also it gave me an important realization of how people struggle to get education. If you read this, you will be inspired.

Hoped this inspiring story would keep a young reader interested, and inspire.

I loved the continuous show of “try and try again”, “ believe in the passion within”, “ have the desire to help yourself and others”, “ have compassion”; there are so many life lessons in this book; this is a MUST READ for students, especially those living in challenging situations. Personal strength, determination, persistence, imagination with realistic outcomes, all of it is necessary to realize dreams!

A wonderful book based on a real life experience. Made into a movie, the book is beyond excellent. Highly recommend.