Introduces young readers to the diverse properties of water while explaining why water makes one wet through simple tests and illustrations.

Explains what oxygen is, why oxygen is important for life, and how oxygen use can sometimes cause problems, and includes an experiment.

"When 14-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought in 2001, everyone's crops began to fail. His family didn't have enough money for food, let alone school, so William spent his days in the library. He came across a book on windmills and figured out how to build a windmill that could bring electricity to his village. Everyone thought he was crazy but William persevered and managed to create a functioning windmill out of junkyard...