該片現已被改編為 Netflix 電影，由切瓦特·埃加福特 (Chiwetel Ejiofor) 主演並執導，是一部扣人心弦的回憶錄，講述了一位英勇的年輕發明家如何為馬拉維村莊帶來電力，如何生存和堅持不懈的故事。
當一場嚴重的旱災襲擊馬拉維威廉·坎寬巴的小村莊時，他的家人失去了當季的所有莊稼，沒有東西可吃，也沒有東西可賣。威廉開始在村裡的圖書館查閱科學書籍，尋找解決方案。在那裡，他想出了一個永遠改變他家人生活的想法：他可以建造一台風車。威廉的風車由廢金屬和舊自行車零件製成，為他的家提供電力，並幫助他的家人抽取耕種土地所需的水。
這本激動人心的回憶錄被重新講述給更年輕的讀者，它展示了即使在絕望的情況下，一個男孩的絕妙想法也可以照亮世界。
本書配有照片、插圖和結語，可以讓讀者了解威廉的故事，是全家人閱讀和分享的完美版本。
Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
Retold for a younger audience, this exciting memoir shows how, even in a desperate situation, one boy's brilliant idea can light up the world. Complete with photographs, illustrations, and an epilogue that will bring readers up to date on William's story, this is the perfect edition to read and share with the whole family.
