William Kamkwamba
I saw William on Jon Stewart and believe his book to be something that Fulmore MS students will enjoy reading.
Check out the video to the right and the links below the video. If you like it, then you should commit to reading this book.
Let’s read this book!
I am curious as to how many Fulmore students are going to enter this book challenge???
Wednesday, October 28th is the day by which you should have your books. We will have a meeting in Art I after school on Wednesday, October 28th. The meeting will run from 3:45-4:15, and it will be our first book club meeting for this book.
You can access this link to check out the book and buy it via amazon.com:
Or...you can go to a local bookstore like Book People and purchase the book there.
Here is a link to William’s website: WindBoy
12.23.09 - See the Tweet updates below
The students in the picture (and a few who could not make it for the picture) read THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND. I asked the students to make a Tweet in response to the book, and this is what they wrote:
Tweets for William KamKwamba
1. Not “grooving” but moving, a boy persists. His father has faith. With luck First World intervenes. Let’s reduce the need for luck.
2. I wanted to say thank you for writing your book because it made me appreciate things much more in my life.You are truly inspirational to me.
3. Truly inspiring. I loved it from cover to cover. The way that he described everything that happened really made the book fun to read.
4. I love how he never gave up, he kept persevering! I hope that if I were ever in a situation like his, I would find a way to do what he did.
5. Wind is energy. Energy makes electricity. Electricity makes light. Light makes life.
6. Your story is amazing. When I finished your book, I was inspired to go out and do something amazing. Your mission to spread hope is amazing, and I hope that it goes great!
7. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the story of a young man born in Malawi, Africa, who builds a windmill to conserve energy, and help the famine crisis.
8. I enjoy wizards, even if the idea of believing in magic in the 20th century is kind of scary. It was interesting that way, I felt like I’d have more fun that way.
9. This book made me feel what’s it’s like to be under the strains of a culture that does not believe in advancing the sciences. It made me feel inspired!
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10. The book was very good.
11. The book was amazing and it is very incredible! A boy who build a windmill by him-self! I wish I could do that, build a windmill by myself.
12. Hello and thank you for writing this book. It brought me to tears many times, and I thank you for that.
13. You are the Thomas Edison of Africa. The light you created for your home in Africa has also reached us here in Austin, Texas.
14.YourbookopenedmyeyestotheproblemsthatAfricafaces.Ihadn'tunderstoodthecorruptionandchallengesthatmostofthepeopleinAfricafaceonadailybasis.
15. To do something you love for the people you love is amazing. To succeed in that something is truly beautiful.
16. William really shows how important it is to believe in yourself and what a difference that will make in your life as well as others'.