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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind / (Record no. 316069)

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CONTROL NUMBER
control field 2011021536
CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field DLC
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20120418 .0
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 110804s2012 nyua j 000 0aeng
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2011021536
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780803735118 (hardback : acidfree paper)
CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency DLC
Modifying agency DLC
AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code f-mw---
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number TJ140.K36
Item number A3 2012
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 621.4/53096897
Edition number 23
OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number JNF007000
-- JNF038010
-- JNF051110
Source of number bisacsh
AUTHOR NAME
AUTHOR NAME Kamkwamba, William,
TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind /
Statement of responsibility, etc William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer ; pictures by Elizabeth Zunon.
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Dial Books for Young Readers,
Date of publication, distribution, etc c2012.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 v. (unpaged) :
Other physical details col. ill. ;
Dimensions 29 cm.
SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title Guided Reading Program Nonfiction Focus
Name of part/section of a work Level P, Level 25
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - 6 Copies
SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps. Several years later he figured out how to use the windmill for irrigation purposes"--
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Guided Reading
-- Guided Reading Level P
-- Guided Reading Level 25
-- Guided Reading Non-Fiction
-- Literary Non-Fiction
-- Mechanical engineers
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Windmills
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Electric power production
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Irrigation
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Africa.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Experiments & Projects.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mealer, Bryan.
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Zunon, Elizabeth,
Relator term ill.
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type 01. English Non Fiction
Copies
Piece designation (barcode) Koha full call number School Code Collection
UPEI14135E KAMEducation Learning Commons 
SHERLL806621.4 KAMSherwood Elementary School LLGuided Reading Program Non-Fiction Focus Level P/25
CARD17638E KAMCardigan Consolidated School 
  Vernon River Consolidated School