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Schoolchildren bring the world of Peter Rabbit to life


C 25th April 2013

Beatrix Potter’s classic ‘The Tale of a Naughty Little Rabbit’ is being brought to life by Swansea schoolchildren

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National Waterfront Museum

As part of ‘Pori Drwy Stori’ – a new bilingual scheme across Wales aimed at boosting literacy – local schoolchildren have developed an interactive exhibition based on the book for the National Waterfront Museum.

The exhibition will see children exploring Peter’s burrow and following him on his naughty visits to the garden of Mr McGregor.

The children were inspired after free copies of a special version of the cute animal classic were given to pupils across the city in a book bag aimed at encouraging their love of books and making them active readers.

The bag provided to all reception age children earlier this year also contained  ‘Ty Bach Twt I Miss Trwyn Smwt’, a new Welsh adaptation by Mererid Hopwood of a book by Petr Horacek.

The Pori Drwy Stori programme is supported by Swansea Council and funded by the Welsh Government. The Council’s Bookstart team has been supporting schools and parents to get the most out of the initiative to help children improve and enjoy reading.

Cllr Will Evans, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills, said: “I am delighted that the children have been inspired to create such a wonderful exhibition and I hope it will inspire other children to read.

“The more children read, the better they are at reading, and the more pleasure they get from reading.

“That’s why access to reading materials out of school has proven to make a significant difference in a child’s attainment at school.

“This is just one of the initiatives taking place in Swansea to help parents work in partnership with schools to encourage their youngsters to read, listen and talk. It’s a bit of fun that could make a big difference to how well they get on at school.”

The free exhibition will run from April 25 until the end of May. The National Waterfront Museum is free to visit.

There’s also a range of free and fun events being run at Swansea libraries supporting the Pori Drwy Stori project and other initiatives aimed at getting young children and their families reading.