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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Bryan Mealer William Kamkwamba was fourteen years old when famine came to his small town in Malawi, a small country in Africa. When his father couldn't afford to send him to school, he visited a library and start… OL14961997W
Katje, the windmill cat Katje, the windmill cat Gretchen Woelfle When a dike breaks during a violent storm, flooding a little Dutch town, Nico's baby is saved by his heroic cat. OL15843639W
The winged watchman The winged watchman Hilda Van Stockum During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, ten-year-old Joris and his older brother Dirk Jan become involved in the resistance movement and, with the help of their parents, help conceal a British… OL2028063W
Ciclo del pan Ciclo del pan Cristina Quental "Cuento didactico complementado con canciones, rimas y una pequena pieza teatral, para ninos de a partir de 5 anos que explican, a traves de las divertidas clases y excursiones de nuestra maestra Ter… OL24254806W
Windmills Windmills Edward Parker,"Althea" Explains how wind power has been used to drive millstones, water-wheels and electric generators -from the first post mills to modern wind turbines. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary. OL24861081W
Windmills Windmills Charlotte Hunter 1 online resource (24 pages) : OL25394086W
Windmills, bridges & old machines Windmills, bridges & old machines David Weitzman A guide to the study of America's industrial past through examination of early engines, furnaces, locomotives, windmills, foundries, canals, bridges, and other industrial antiquities. OL2748079W
The Fischer Windmill, Elmhurst, Illinois The Fischer Windmill, Elmhurst, Illinois Philip E. Vierling History and technical drawings made by the author for the historic windmill, still standing in Mount Emblem Cemetery. OL3173194W
Harness the wind Harness the wind Brown, Joseph E. Discusses the history, design, and use of windmills throughout the world. OL4485414W
The Windmill Summer The Windmill Summer Hila Feil Tired of being nagged by her relatives, a young girl goes to live by herself in her great-grandfather's windmill. OL4799506W
Windmills Windmills Suzanne Mollie Beedell Nowadays, windmills are at work only in under-developed countries, or preserved for the sake of the past and because they are beautiful and interesting, not because they are practical economic propos… OL6382059W