The Dam
by David Almond and Levi Pinfold
A haunting story, based on an actual occurrence, recounts singular events leading... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
Year Published 2018
Word Count 333
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: Currently Not Available
- ATOS Reading Level: 1.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 199767, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Music
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Fathers and daughters
- Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction
- England
- Fathers and daughters--Juvenile fiction
- Extinct cities--Fiction
- Music--History and criticism--Juvenile fiction
- Dams--Social aspects
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Northumberland (England)--Fiction
- Dams--Social aspects--Juvenile fiction
- Abandoned farms
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Music
- JUVENILE FICTION--General
- Fiddling--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Environment
- Abandoned farms--Juvenile fiction
- Dams
- Dams--England--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Fathers and daughters--Fiction
- Music--Fiction
- Music
- JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment
- Northumberland (England)--Juvenile fiction
- Reservoirs
- England--Northumberland
- Reservoirs--England--Juvenile fiction
- Folk music--England--Northumberland--Juvenile fiction
- Dams--Fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
- England--Kielder Water
- JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music
- Kielder Water (England)--Juvenile fiction
Our Original Resources 3
Audio Name Pronunciation with David Almond
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 3
Interview with Levi Pinfold
Created by Arena Illustration
Interview with David Almond
Created by January Magazine
Interview with David Almond
Created by Scottish Book Trust
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Teachers' Notes from Walker Books Ltd.
Created by Walker Books Ltd.
Awards & Distinctions 3
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Arts Selection, 2019
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Environment, Energy, Ecology Selection, 2019
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2019
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