The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Across
- 3. Day jobs, usually to earn enough food/money to survive
- 5. William's other cousin whose dad dies
- 7. An invention that uses the pedaling of a bike to give electricity to a light, first gives William his idea of building something that can 'pedal' for him
- 10. William's favorite band he listens to all the time
- 11. What William believes in as he matures and realizes that wizardry is fake
- 12. Short for Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi
- 13. A conference held for smart people from around the world to share their experiences
- 17. A book William checks out from his library repeatedly to determine how to make his windmill
- 18. What William believes in before he finds science
- 19. The chaff of maize, usually fed to animals but eaten by humans in a time of hunger
- 20. Where William goes to secondary (middle) school
- 21. The first person who saw potential in William after he built is windmill
- 23. A pivotal person in William being recognized globally. He showed the newspaper article to his co-workers, one who wrote a blog about him which caught global attention
Down
- 1. William's dog
- 2. The wonderful thing that William learns about in chapter 3 that inspires him
- 4. A traditional African dish made of maize (corn) flower made into a hamburger patty shape, similar to bread
- 5. William's cousin whose dad is the chief
- 6. A large ______ happened in the years 2000-2001 in Malawi
- 7. A blue gum tree commonly found in forests in Malawi
- 8. Another name for corn
- 9. The only way an African village is connected to the outside world
- 14. What William first names his invention
- 15. A large structure that can harness the wind to make electricity
- 16. A young boy who made a windmill in Africa to help is family
- 22. Means crazy in Chichewa