Aberfan - A Family Story

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Dehongliad nofel graffig o Drychineb Aberfan, wedi'i adrodd o safbwynt un teulu. Ar 21 Hydref 1966, rhuthrodd mynydd o slyri i lawr ochr bryn a llyncu pentref bach Aberfan, Merthyr Tudful, gan achosi marwolaeth 144 o bobl gan gynnwys llawer o blant oedd newydd ddechrau eu diwrnod ysgol. Roedd aelodau teulu'r awdur ei hun wedi byw drwy'r drychineb.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A graphic novel interpretation of the Aberfan Disaster, told from the perspective of a single family. On 21 October 1966 a mountain of slurry rushed down a hillside and engulfed the small village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, causing the deaths of 144 people including many children just starting their school day. The author's own family members lived through the disaster.

Archebu o flaen llaw

Os nad yw’r teitl hwn wedi’i gyhoeddi eto, gallwch ei archebu o flaen llaw. Byddwn yn dosbarthu eich eitem cyn gynted ag y bydd ar gael gan y cyflenwr ac wedi cyrraedd atom. Gall dyddiadau cyhoeddi newid.

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Dosbarthu

Byddwn yn dosbarthu eitemau sydd mewn stoc o fewn 3 diwrnod gwaith, fel arfer drwy Royal Mail Tracked 48. Ar gyfer archebion o flaen llaw, byddwn yn dosbarthu’r eitem o fewn 3 diwrnod gwaith ar ôl ei derbyn gan ein cyflenwr.

Dispatch

In-stock items will be dispatched within 3 business days, usually by Royal Mail Tracked 48. For pre-orders, we’ll dispatch within 3 business days of receiving the item from our supplier.

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Jack Lewis is a young Welsh speaking artist and illustrator from Merthyr Tydfil. A recent graduate from the Kingston School of Art, London, Jack likes to focus on Welsh language, history, culture, people and mythology and has recently exhibited his artwork at Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare as part of the 'Valleys Re-told’ project with Amgueddfa Cymru. Aberfan - A Family Story is based on Jacks' family's own experiences of the Aberfan Disaster living in the village at the time. Jack currently lives in Cardiff.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

• Based on the author's family's own experiences of the Aberfan Disaster. • A moving and personal re-telling of the worst mining-related disaster in British history. • A brilliant classroom resource to discuss the disaster and the dangers of mining for schools across the UK, but particularly in south Wales