The boy who harnessed Wind by Bran Mealer and illustrated by William Kamkwamba this book is about a boy named William Kamkwamba read about windmills and dreamed of building one that would bring electricity and water to his village in Malawi, a country withered by drought and hunger. In 2002, when his country was stricken with famine, William’s family’s farm was devastated and his parents were left destitute. Until William discovered Wind energy. One connection I have is when I was at a park and I figured out how to jump super high on a teeter-totter without hurting my self.