The Dam
Author: David Almond
Illustrator: Levi Pinfold
Publisher: Walker
COLLECTION
Learning to readTHEMES
Art and Design Environmental Issues Family Mountains, Valleys and Volcanoes Music Rhyme and Song Rivers, Seas and Oceans WaterYEAR GROUP
Years 5 and 6Before the dam is completed which will result in the flooding of the valley where they have wandered and wondered, Kathryn and her father take a walk and fill the places that will be drowned with music; she with her fiddle, he with his voice. This true story is told in language which is spare and tuneful: ‘As we sail its satin surface, As we fish its fertile waters’. Levi Pinfold’s sepia toned illustrations portray the vistas of Northumberland, while vignettes encourage the eye to focus in on people, buildings and flora and fauna.
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TEACHING NOTES
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