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When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.Lyrically told and gloriously illustrated, this story will inspire many as it shows how - even in the worst of times - a great idea and a lot of hard work can still rock the world.

The bestselling story of the young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village, now in an accessible middle grade edition When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba’s tiny village i

The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village adapted for young readers. Now available in paperback!When a terrible drought struck

The New York Times bestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village is now perfect for young readersWhen a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's ti

"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

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger, and a place where hope and opportunity were hard to

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreame

William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a land withered by drought and hunger, a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find. But William had read about windmills and dreamed of building one that

在非洲，下雨的夜裡，天空中一顆星星都沒有時，路總是最黑暗的。在那豐盛的黑暗裡，人生必須繼續下去，即使死亡將我們往下拉。在烏干達的一個村落，一次一顆石頭地，他們蓋起了一所學校……布魯諾喜歡留在學校越久越好。同學是他新的兄弟姊妹，老師則是他白天的家長。他告訴我，晚上是最難熬的。他經常在一片黑暗中做惡夢醒來。我問他會不會醒來很久都睡不著。「睡不著的時候，我就在腦子裡複習功課，」他安慰我。「這樣就會逼走我心裡的恐懼。」從烏干達的首都坎帕拉開車到奈卡葉茲村要一整天，在這祥和寧靜的起伏山丘與農地田野間，奈卡的孩子們與破碎的夢想、營養不良及文盲為伴。在這裡，兩美元就能讓一個孩子吃飽一個禮拜。十五美元就能買到一學期的書。二○○三年一月二日，一條紫色緞帶剪斷，兩間小小的教室，給了一無所有的孩子們一些希望。這是關於奮力拯救一整個世代兒童的冒險歷程。這是奈卡的孩子們在黑暗中努力睜大眼睛，看到越來越多小星星閃爍的故事。◎一顆石頭，一個信念本書講述的是「奈卡愛滋孤兒學校」創立的動人故事。作者卡古里在書中交織年少時代的回憶，以及他用一顆顆石頭慢慢建造起學校的過程中鼓舞人心的紀錄。卡古里在烏干達西南部一座小農場裡長大，很幸運的是，父母勉強付得起他的學費。他在學校表現卓越，得以進入國立大學，並到哥倫比亞大學擔任訪問學者。他和妻子回到烏干達時，很震驚地看到許多人在他父母家門外大排長龍，想向他求助。當中很多人生活艱困，難以扶養死於愛滋病的親人的孩子，他誓言為孤兒們開設該國第一所免費學校。當時定居美國且身為研究生的卡古里，面對著幾乎不可能跨越的種種障礙：經費匱乏；父親和很多村民都反對設立愛滋病孤兒學校；許多人對於捐錢給非洲的慈善計畫心存疑慮；政府督學貪污腐敗；還有孩子們排山倒海而來的龐大需求。從一英畝地開始，他們一次一間地蓋起了一間間教室。讀者的手中，以及心中，若曾有葛瑞格•摩頓森（Greg Mortenson）的《三杯茶》（Three Cups of Tea）、威廉•坎寬巴（William Kamkwamba）的《馭風男孩》（The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind）、崔西•季德（Tracy Kidder）的《在剩餘中尋得力量》（Strength in What Remains），那麼卡古里的故事絕對也是必讀之作。這個故事展現了一個人只要懷抱著一個微小的信念，就可能成就巨大的成果。

「一則激勵人心的故事、一場扣人心弦的冒險。」－－布萊恩‧米勒(Bryan Mealer)。《御風男孩》(The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind)作者。 「爆笑、感人、哀傷……關於遙遠國度尼泊爾的腐敗、兒童人口販賣、內戰以及一個人努力讓孩子與父母團聚的動人故事。」－－尼爾‧懷特(Neil White)，《棄兒聖殿》(In the Sanctuary of Outcasts)作