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Read A Million Words
Pont Books are delighted to support the Read a Million Words in Wales campaign, run by the Basic Skills Agency on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. To help all young readers achieve their target, here are some useful statistics about recently published Pont Books. Read more...
- Poems of Love and Longing
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In all its forms - from heart-melting sentiment to corrosive desire - human love is fragile, shot-through with yearning, and sharpened by the thought of loss. In Poems of Love and Longing ten of our foremost poets offer new insights into the most intense and intoxicating of all emotions.
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- Shemi's Tall Tales
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Ever resourceful, Shemi hooks a currant bun to the end of his line, ties himself to his fishing rod with string, and settles down for an afternoon nap. Imagine his surprise when he wakes to find himself soaring through the air on course for Ireland. His return trip to Wales is odder still - when he arrives home in Goodwick as a human cannonball!
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- Jaco the Leek
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Jaco Evans is tired of dressing up for the Saint David's Day celebrations in school. So he makes a wish - and turns into Leek Boy!
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- Run, Becca, Run
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The boys can hardly believe it when the Head tells them that Becca Jones will be playing for the school. She's never even held a rugby ball! What are their chances now of beating Parkway? But on the pitch it's a different story...
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- Isabella Wella and the Kenfig Pirates
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It was a dark and stormy night...
Well, no, not quite. It's more like a wet Wednesday afternoon and Isabella Wella is playing hide-and-seek in her grandmother's attic. But when a faded map sets her on the trail of pirate treasure, not even Old Man Brunt and his bloodhound Ghengis are going to stand in her way!
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- Out and About in Wales.
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Out and About in Wales. A series of stories celebrating the very best of Wales
Sensational settings – from castles to aqueducts
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- Merlin's Magical Creatures
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Just imagine that Merlin kept a notebook... with details of all the curious creatures in his world of magic and mystery. Imagine too that author illustrator Graham Howells found that notebook and undertook to decipher Merlin's mystical drawings and descriptions. This stunning illustrated handbook will delight Merlin watchers everywhere.
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- James and the Jubilee Jumper
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This delightful picture book – a collaboration between Chris Stephens and Ian Benfold-Haywood - is electric with excitement…especially when the lights go out at James's school's Jubilee concert and the search is on for an electrician!
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