The world is drying. Tad doesn't even notice it at first. He's too busy playing with his new spear, arguing with his sister, Birdie, and living the normal life of a youngling of the Fisher Tribe. But then he starts to have strange flashbacks - glimpses of the past, memories that he knows can't possibly be his own. For Tad and Birdie, it's the beginning of an extraordinary adventure: an epic journey marked by great sorrow, fierce battles and unbreakable friendships; a thrilling quest that will decide the destiny of Tad's world. For only Tad can restore the water and save the forests and animals and Tribes. Only he can retrieve the Waterstone.

 

There are 288 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Walker Books Ltd .

Rebecca Rupp has written more than a dozen books for children and adults, including Weather! and How Carrots Won the Trojan War. She holds a PhD in cell biology and biochemistry and has written hundreds of articles for magazines, including Country Journal, Early American Life, Mother Earth News, Natural History, and Utne Reader. She lives in Vermont.