Ruby Sisson Library

Mandy, Celia, and Jonathan arrive in Holland wondering why Uncle Ned warned them that the tranquil land of windmills harbors a dangerous mystery.

"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 days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard...

This immensely engaging tale relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scraps he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family.

Julie McCloud was saved as an infant from a disease doomed wagon train. Windmillers Cap and Mike Shanahan raised Julie teaching her their trade.

Photographically traces the important heritage of the windmill throughout the Western states and old Mexico, in a book where the images are accompanied by a brief history of windmills and quotations.

Discover how windmills work and how they can be used to create electricity without causing pollution.