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The Dam

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.

Inspired by a true story, this tale is a haunting, stunningly illustrated story of loss, hope, and the power of music from multi-award winners David Almond and Levi Pinfold.

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"Without condemning the dam (one day, the inhabitants will play by the lake it forms), Almond recounts the way one family memorializes a cherished musical landscape with the loveliest thing they know.... With riveting language and moody art, this true story will evoke awe and reverence of place for even very young readers." — Publishers Weekly

Product Details

Recommended Age 5 - 9
Author David Almond
Illustrator Levi Pinfold
ISBN 0763695971
Publication Date Sep 11, 2018
Publisher Candlewick Studio
Language English