Aberfan - A Family Story

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.

• 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