- Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, New York Times bestseller, Inventors
William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger, and a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find.
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Earnest, classical in form, resolved and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 295
- Publisher
- Dial Books, Scholastic, Perfection Learning Corporation
- Editions
- 23
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780061937675
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