Get On Board
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Brand new clubs that offered teenage boys the opportunity to meet celebrities, win prizes and enjoy many activities!
Reading Communities
The towns of Barry and Llanelli organised a whole host of book-based events over the summer and autumn!
Click here for more details of the 2008 Reading Communities.
Give a Book Week
Celebrities and members of the public throughout Wales gave each other books as gifts during this special week in July!
Click here to take a peek at the week's activities
Monthly Theme
April – Read all about it
English Children
A Wartime Scrapbook
A perfect package for World War II buffs; two convincing novels for KS 2/3 set in Cardiff and Swansea (both interestingly with strong girl characters) and an award-winning social history information text full of facts about wartime activities in Wales. (Teacher’s Resource Pack also available with CD.)
Hannah goes to War
A moving story set in Mumbles in 1939 portraying the strength of true friendship as three friends befriend an evacuee at the outset of the Second World War and soon realise that they are all war victims as they experience bullying and family tragedies, rations and bombing raids; for readers aged 9-11 years.
I Spy…
A spy novel set in Cardiff during World War II relating how a young girl and her friends suffer the harrowing experiences of war and carry out their own research as they set out to track spies; for readers aged 9-12 years.
Kabo’s Diary
The Botswana location for a sense of place – lots of information about Africa, with simple text and vibrant illustrations; targeted at Foundation/KS1. Resources available
Artworks on… Interiors
Project ideas for a sense of place – deceptive title – full of great ideas and information on wider aspects of Welsh art and culture. Just one in a series – marketed for KS2 but useful for all.
Welsh Folk Tales in a Flash series
Handy little pocket stories – some legendary, some real people - take your pick – Maelgwn, King of Gwynedd or Dic Penderyn. Text variable.
Iron Town Boy
Boy’s Own fiction! Well-written, good characterisation, centred on Industrial Revolution, Merthyr setting – Richard Trevithick and steam engines. KS2/KS3.
A Trip to the Seaside
Representative sample of the Welsh History Stories – lots of titles to choose from, with differentiated text from early readers to independents. This is suitable for KS1 1950s seaside – donkeys, sandwiches and Punch and Judy.
A Farming Almanac
Accessible social history with a strong Welsh flavour – lots of illustrations, ephemera and information, with a scattering of folk tales and poetry – all linked to children, farming and Wales – good reference material for the Year of Food and Farming.
Barti and Bel Look for A Book
Two charming collage children explore the world of books on a visit to the local library. Rhyming text, great for prediction and interactive story-reading. Ideal for the Foundation phase.
Christmas in the City
Winter Geography for KS1/KS2, set in specific town locations, with clear vocabulary and a sense of place. Lots of vocabulary and environmental print.
