“馭風少年”<b style="font-family: tahoma, arial, "Hiragino Sans GB", 宋体, sans-serif;">William Kamkwamba</b>出生在非洲東南部內的Malawi，這裡被聯合國列為世界不發達國家之一，巫術、饑荒和瘟疫是這片土地的關鍵字。Kamkwamba小學畢業就輟學在家了，但他僅憑對知識的好奇心和圖書館裡的幾本科學教材，就用各種廢銅爛鐵造出了風車發電機。
Kamkwamba的故事被漸漸傳播開來，不僅為他自己贏得了改變命運的機會，更他向著改變祖國的夢想又進一步，同時還鼓舞著全世界每一個正在奮鬥的人。
William Kamkwamba<b style="font-family: 新細明體, "serif";">，</b>1987年出生於非洲Malawi，憑藉自製的風車發電機獲得了世界的關注。2007年他在坦尚尼亞參加了旨在“以思想的力量改變世界”的TED全球論壇，還因此登上了《華爾街日報》，他的發明也被放在芝加哥科學工業博物館裡展出。Kamkwamba目前就讀於美國新罕布什爾州的達特茅斯學院。
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's 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 family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's 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 boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.
