(2) 4-6 When heavy rains, then drought, hit Malawi, young William Kamkwamba used his scientific ingenuity to make a windmill and help people in need. Soon he dreamed of conquering darkness, pumping water to the villages, and fighting hunger. This young readers' edition of the same-titled adult memoir offers an inspiring, well-told true tale of one young man's passion for science making his world better.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2015

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. This junior version of the best-seller for adults describes how fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba saves his drought-blighted Malawi village: after teaching himself English and reading science books at a library donated by "the Americans," he creates a windmill from odd parts. It's an amazing, emboldening story honored by the handsome oil paint and cut-paper illustrations, which call to mind quilts.

Reviewer: Nell Beram