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The dam

"Once the dam is built, the valley will be flooded. But before the homes there are submerged, Kathryn and her father return one last time to fill the houses with music. If you listen closely, you can still hear it--a song for all that was. Set in the wild and beautiful landscape of Northumberla...

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Main Author: Almond, David, 1951-
Other Authors: Pinfold, Levi,
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press, [2018]
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm.
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Dams -- England -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.
Abandoned farms -- Juvenile fiction.
Music -- History and criticism -- Juvenile fiction.
Reservoirs -- England -- Juvenile fiction.
Dams -- Social aspects -- Juvenile fiction.
Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction.
Folk music -- England -- Northumberland -- Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories, English -- 21st century.
Children's stories -- Nature & the Natural World -- Environment.
Children's stories -- Performing Arts -- Music.
Children's stories -- Family -- Multigenerational.
Music -- Juvenile fiction.
Dams -- Juvenile fiction.
Extinct cities -- Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Music -- Fiction.
Dams -- Fiction.
Extinct cities -- Fiction.
Kielder Water (England) -- Juvenile fiction.
Northumberland (England) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Summary: "Once the dam is built, the valley will be flooded. But before the homes there are submerged, Kathryn and her father return one last time to fill the houses with music. If you listen closely, you can still hear it--a song for all that was. Set in the wild and beautiful landscape of Northumberland, England, The Dam is a story of loss and hope and the power of folk music to transcend time."--Dust jacket flap.
Item Description: "A Junior Library Guild selection"--Jacket flap.
''This is a true story. It was told to me by Mike and Kathryn Tickell. Kielder Water is the largest artificial lake in the UK. It is in North Northumberland, a wild and beautiful place, rich in folk music, story and legend. It was created in the late 70s and early 80s. A great dam was constructed across the Kielder Valley, a place of farms, a school, several homesteads and a stretch of the Border Counties Railway. The valley took two years to fill with water. Kielder is now a place for walking, fishing, boating. It is part of the Northumberland International Dark Sky Park, the fourth largest in the world.''--David Almond, postscript.
"Once the dam is built, the valley will be flooded. But before the homes there are submerged, Kathryn and her father return one last time to fill the houses with music. If you listen closely, you can still hear it--a song for all that was. Set in the wild and beautiful landscape of Northumberland, England, The Dam is a story of loss and hope and the power of folk music to transcend time."--Dust jacket flap.
Junior Library Guild selection.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm.
Awards: Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN: 9780763695972
0763695971

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