Library Book: Drylongso

By Virginia Hamilton

Book Overview

Lindy and her family are suffering through a long drought. Then the mystical Drylongso teaches them the secrets of finding water hidden in the earth. "Drylongso is a hypnotic, joyful story from a distinguished writer--one that, with the help of Jerry Pinkney's beautiful watercolor and pastel pictures, depicts well the dry land, the swirling wind and earth, and an African-American family planting in hope with the help of a wondrous, dusty, divining stickfella."-- The New York Times Book Review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152015876
• ISBN13: 9780152015879
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: National Geographic School Pub
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Drylongso

This book is great! I've read it 4 times and recommended to everyone that loves children's books. It brought back childhood memories of the big dust storms we once had. The writing of Virginia Hamilton, as always, is superb. The characters were real to me and the illustration allowed each character to dance through out the story. I loved Lindy's character. I've recommanded the book to others because of it's down to earth discription of how things were. I remember playing in gullies like the one the garden was planted in. Each of us have out childhood memories. We lived in the dry dusty country of West Texas. Thank you for the opprotunity of being able to tell others how much I loved this book. The reason I found this is because I wanted to buy one to show my grandchildren how it was in the dust bowl days.