The Dam

A haunting, stunningly illustrated story of loss, hope, and the power of music from multi-award winners David Almond and Levi Pinfold.

Kielder Water is a wild and beautiful place, rich in folk music and legend. Years ago, before a great dam was built to fill the valley with water, there were farms and homesteads in that valley and musicians who livened their rooms with song. After the village was abandoned and before the waters rushed in, a father and daughter returned there. The girl began to play her fiddle, bringing her tune to one empty house after another -- for this was the last time that music would be heard in that place. With exquisite artwork by Levi Pinfold, David Almond's lyrical narrative -- inspired by a true tale -- pays homage to his friends Mike and Kathryn Tickell and all the musicians of Northumberland, to show that music is ancient and unstoppable, and that dams and lakes cannot overwhelm it.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Studio
Published: 09/11/2018
ISBN: 9780763695972
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.30h x 11.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2018 pg. 58
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2018 pg. 104
Publishers Weekly 07/09/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2018
School Library Journal 09/01/2018 pg. 84
BookPage 09/01/2018
Booklist 09/15/2018 pg. 63
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 199767 / Dam
Reading Level: 1.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5