Download or read book The New Windmill Book of Classic Short Stories written by Mike Hamlin and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series offers classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes. From the editors of The New Windmill Book of Nineteenth Century Short Stories, this collection of short stories by 19th- and 20th-century authors should appeal to Key Stage 3 and 4 students.
Download or read book The New Windmill Book of Greek Myths written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of 16 Greek myths provides tales of adventure, courage and mystery. Geraldine McCaughrean's re-telling makes them accessible for Key Stage 3 pupils.
Download or read book The New Windmill Book of Stories from Around the World written by Hilary Patel and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories from other cultures and traditions. The stories have been chosen for their suitability for GCSE pupils. Each one is supported by information about the author and the cultural context of the story, as well as activities and suggested coursework assignments.
Download or read book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind written by William Kamkwamba and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The New Windmill Book of Stories from Different Genres written by Mike Hamlin and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of stories is for key stage 4. Each genre includes a pre-twentieth century story and tales by twentieth century writers. Genres include: Horror, Crime and Detection, Ghosts and Mystery, Love, Science Fiction. Each section includes activities for comparison work as well as suggestions for student's own creative writing.
Download or read book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind written by William Kamkwamba and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.
Download or read book New Windmills Collections from the Four Corners written by Mike Royston and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 2007-04-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection consists of stories from Britain with stories from other countries, cultures and literary traditions. the stories from the western world (mainly the UK) are paired by theme or genre with stories from other parts of the globe. This helps students get their bearings on literature which may otherwise seem alien to their interests and reading experience. The collection includes nineteen fables, folk tales and modern stories to make multicultural fiction to students of all ages and abilities.
Download or read book The New Alchemy Water Pumping Windmill Book written by Gary Hirshberg and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Windmill written by Stephanie Gertler and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olivia and Carl appear to have the perfect life: a son and a daughter, weekends on Cape Cod and satisfying jobs as professors at Belvedere College in a picturesque Massachusetts town. Until, one day, the seemingly stable and dependable Carl disappears without a trace, leaving behind only a cryptic note. Alone and terrified, Olivia cannot help but relive the long-buried pain she felt when she lost her first husband. While Carl travels back to his childhood hometown to confront the demons he has always hidden from his wife, Olivia must take a journey of her own to make peace with the memories that haunt her. Told with unflinching honesty, The Windmill is a story of the secrets we are entitled to keep and those that must be shared.
Download or read book Power from Wind written by Richard Leslie Hills and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wind is a fickle source of power. Windspeeds are frequently too low to be of any practical use, so that windpower has generally remained a marginal resource. Since the inception of windpower around 1000 AD, technology has been deployed to obtain the most economical power from wind. The author traces its technical evolution, concentrating on the growth in understanding of wind and charting crucial developments in windmill design. The history of the windmill is focused on North Western Europe, drawing on the origins of the first horizontal windmills in Persia, Tibet and China. Industrial applications such as in textiles, papermaking and mining are examined. Gradually, windmills were improved but were finally eclipsed by steam engines in the nineteenth century due to increased levels of industrialisation. The book concludes with a look at the recent re-emergence of windpower as a viable source of power in the wake of the energy crisis.
Download or read book De Zwaan written by Alisa Crawford and published by In-Depth Editions, LLC. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americas only authentic operational Dutch windmill, De Zwaan serves as Holland, Michigans iconic connection to the communitys roots. For more than a half-century, The Swan (the translation of De Zwaan) has drawn visitors from all over the world.
Download or read book The Wind at Work written by Gretchen Woelfle and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Woelfle traces the history of windmills and how their design and function have changed over times. Includes more than a dozen wind-related activities such as making a wind sock and wind vane. Full color.
Download or read book Walt Disney s Cinderella Re Issue written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and something found. This is a story about love." Cinderella's story has been told over and over, but never has it been touched by the kind of magic created by the contributors of this book. Mary Blair painted the original pictures for Walt Disney's incomparable animated film, and here her elegant art is gathered together as a picture book. Cynthia Rylant's stories about hardscrabble lives have won not only awards and honors, but hearts. Who better to take a young girl from the darkness of her garret room to the light and brilliance of a ballroom? Together these two great artists have created something quite astonishing: a Cinderella that is breathtaking, heartrending, and joyous, both for those who are coming to the tale for the very first time, and for those who think they know it well.
Download or read book The Wind Power Story written by Brandon N. Owens and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps readers understand and appreciate what the history of wind power can teach us about technology innovation and provides the implications for both wind power today and its future This book takes readers on a journey through the history of wind power in order to show how the technology evolved over the course of the twentieth century and where it may be headed in the twenty-first century. It introduces and examines broad themes such as government funding of wind power, the role of fossil fuels in wind power development, and the importance of entrepreneurs in wind power development. It also discusses the lessons learned from wind power technology innovation and makes them relevant to the understanding of wind power today and in the future. Spanning the entire history of wind power (1888-2018), The Wind Power Story: A Century of Innovation that Reshaped the Global Energy Landscape provides balanced coverage of each decade as well as the important wind power technology innovations that occurred during that time. Compelling from the first page to the last, it offers chapters covering the pioneers of wind power; the age of small wind; wind power in the wake of war; wind power’s use across Europe; government-funded research programs; how Denmark reinvented wind power in the 1970s; the California Wind Rush of the 1980s; wind power’s rise in Spain; America’s wind power starting in the 1990s; India’s wind power path; the wind power surge in China; the globalization of wind power; and much more. In addition, this text: Spans the entire global history of wind power, while weaving together both the historical context and the technical details of wind power innovation Provides historical context for wind power developments and explains the evolution of wind turbine technology in an easy-to-understand manner Discusses the policy, technology, and market evolution of wind power in commonly understood language Offers a review of the surrounding power technology, policy, and market environment throughout the history of wind power A book that both specialists and non-specialists can read in order to understand and appreciate the past, present, and future of wind power technology, The Wind Power Story: A Century of Innovation that Reshaped the Global Energy Landscape will be of great interest to any engineer and any interested readers looking to understand wind power technologies, markets, and policies in one book.
Download or read book Wind Power Whiz Kid written by Scott Nickel and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2009 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buzz Beaker's dad invents an eco-friendly windmill to power the entire town. Unfortunately, the not-so-friendly Mr. Sludgeco wants it destroyed before his planet-polluting power plant goes out of business. Can brainy Buzz and his friends stop Sludgeco's explosive plans?
Download or read book Myths Murders and Mysteries written by Louise Naylor and published by Heinemann Educational Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grouped by genre, this collection of short stories introduces students to a range of fiction genres. Each group includes an introduction to the genre, an example of pre-20th century fiction and reading and writing assignments - helping students explore the characteristics of each genre.
Download or read book Katje the Windmill Cat written by Gretchen Woelfle and published by Candlewick Press (MA). This book was released on 2006-08-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a dike breaks during a violent storm, flooding a little Dutch town, Nico's baby is saved by his heroic cat.
