Edmonds CC Community Read

2010-11 Community Read: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Join us to discuss Kamkwamba's book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 12:30-2 p.m., April 11 in the Black Box Theatre. Free. Open to all.

From a photograph and a textbook 14-year-old William Kamkwamba figured out how to build a windmill to provide electricity for his family in Malawi.

Find more resources to explore the book on the Edmonds Community College Library LibGuide.

"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," Edmonds CC 2011 Read from Visual Communications LRN RES on Vimeo.

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"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," William Kamkwamba

Congratulations, Community Read Scholars!

Students Kelley Hefflinger, Thanh Nhat Nguyen, and Juan Valdez have been awarded $1,100 scholarships to apply toward their spring quarter tuition as part of the Edmonds CC Community Read.

Hefflinger's artistic response to the book was to paint a door with acrylic and applied images on rice paper. Nguyen wrote a poem, "I Can," and created a video. Valdez created a poem and collage entitled "El Legado: My legacy." The students' final projects will be on display in Mukilteo Hall.

Read more about these outstanding students.

2011 Community Read Scholars from Visual Communications LRN RES on Vimeo.