Yesterday, TED Fellow William Kamkwamba debuted an illustrated children's version of his memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, co-written with Bryan Mealer and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon. Since its publication in 2009, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has been printed in 17 editions. For this Young Readers edition, for ages 6 and up, Kamkwamba's story is accompanied by Zunon's uniquely subtle mix of oil and collage.

In conjunction with the launch of the book's children's edition, Kamkwamba's NGO, Moving Windmills Project, is collaborating with the Pearson Foundation on an initiative to send up to 10,000 children's books to Wimbe lending library, near Kamkwamba's[...]

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