[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "Y WefanY Ti\u0302mGwybodaeth i Rieni"}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "so\u0302namlyfraNov 11, 20196 min read"}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "*scroll down for English & to leave a comment*"}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Antur ar y mo\u0302r a brwydr i oroesi."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "A spellbinding tale of survival and self-discovery."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Iaith ddim rhy anodd ond mae'n debyg y byddai'n well ar gyfer darllenwyr hyderus."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Language not too difficult but probably best suited to more confident readers."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Enillodd y llyfr gwreiddiol Saesneg \u2018Kensuke's Kingdom\u2019 y Wobr Llyfrau Plant 2000 a chafodd y rhestr fer ar gyfer y Gwobrau Plant Whitbread a Carnegie. Mae wedi gwerthu dros 400,000 copi ar draws y byd. Mae\u2019n un o fy hoff nofelau gan yr awdur enwog, Michael Morpurgo ac o'r diwedd, mae o yn Gymraeg."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "Dyma i chi stori o antur ar y moroedd mawr, a brwydr i oroesi wrth i\u2019r prif gymeriad, Meilyr ffeindio\u2019i hun wedi ei longddryllio ar ynys ryfedd ar ochr arall y byd."}, {"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Mae\u2019n gyfnod o newid llwyr i fyd cyfforddus Meilyr pan mae ei rieni yn colli eu swyddi yn y ffatri friciau. Yng ngeiriau Meilyr ei hun: \u201ctan i\u2019r llythyr ddod, roedd bywyd yn hollol normal.\u201d Mwyaf sydyn, mae tad Meilyr yn datgan ei fod wedi gwerthu ei gar, a bod y teulu cyfan yn symud i Dde Lloegr. O na! Ac fel tase hynny ddim yn ddigon o sioc, mae o wedi prynu cwch, Y Ladi Wen ac maen nhw am fynd i hwylio\u2019r byd. Dyna ddechrau ar yr antur fawr- Mam, Dad, Meilyr a Sali Mali'r ci, ar fwrdd y Ladi Wen. Nid yw\u2019n fe\u0302l i gyd yn amlwg, fel mae'r llinell gyntaf yn awgrymu: \u201cDiflannais y noson cyn fy mhen-blwydd yn ddeuddeg oed. Yr wythfed o ar hugain o Orffennaf, 1988.\u201d O fewn dwy frawddeg o ddarllen, roeddwn i\u2019n hooked. Yn benderfynol o ddarganfod beth ddigwyddodd i Meilyr."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Mae\u2019r awdur yn dod a chymaint o thema\u0302u a phynciau i mewn i\u2019r llyfr, mae\u2019n byrstio a\u0302 gwybodaeth ddaearyddol am fyd natur, hanes a mordwyo. Yn ystod rhan gyntaf y fordaith mae gennym gyfeiriadau di-ri at anifeiliaid rhyfeddol y mae\u2019r teulu\u2019n dod ar eu traws, a phorthladdoedd mewn gwledydd pell. Yn glyfar iawn, mae\u2019r awdur yn cyfleu\u2019r doreth o wybodaeth yma ar ffurf lo\u0300g llong, sy\u2019n rhywbeth go-iawn y mae morwyr yn gadw. Wrth ddarllen, dim gair o gelwydd, mi oedd gen i fap o\u2019r byd, ac mi wnes i gadw trac o\u2019r fordaith gan ddefnyddio \u2018sticky dots.\u2019 Roedd hyn yn weithgaredd hynod o ddiddorol i wneud wrth ddarllen. Dwi\u2019n cofio hefyd defnyddio\u2019r we i ddarganfod mwy am rai o\u2019r anifeiliaid yn y stori, fel y Pysgodyn Hedegog a\u2019r Heulforgi. Mae rhywun yn dysgu cymaint wrth ddarllen y llyfr yma, gan fwynhau stori wych ar yr un pryd."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Mewn storm enfawr, mae Meilyr a\u2019r ci yn cael eu taflu dros ochr y gwch. Mae hyn yn ddigwyddiad brawychus a fedrai ddim ond dychmygu pa mor ofnadwy o deimlad fyddai gweld eich teulu yn hwylio i ffwrdd a chithau yng nghanol y tonnau oer a ffyrnig."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Wrth geisio cadw\u2019n fyw ar yr ynys, mae Meilyr yn dod ar draws hen ddyn Japaneaidd, sef Kenzuke. Mae o\u2019n gofalu am Meilyr, er nad ydynt yn ffrindiau nac yn debyg o gwbl. Ar y cychwyn, maent yn ffraeo, gan i Meilyr ei weld fel hen ddyn blin ac annifyr, ond tros amser, mae\u2019r ddau yn tyfu\u2019n agosach ac yn dod yn ffrindiau mawr."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "Mae canol y nofel yn eithaf araf, wrth i ni glywed am fywyd ar yr ynys, wrth iddyn nhw ddelio gyda phob math o drafferthion, fel y pobl ddrwg sy\u2019n dod i\u2019r ynys i aflonyddu ar yr anifeiliaid. Er fod cyflymdra\u2019r stori yn arafach yma, mae\u2019r awdur yn gwybod yn iawn beth mae\u2019n ei wneud. Mae\u2019n datblygu\u2019r cymeriadau\u2019n dda ac erbyn y diwedd rydym ni\u2019n eu nabod yn well ac yn bwysicach, yn malio amdanynt."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "Heb sboilio\u2019r nofel, mae \u2018na \u2018dwist\u2019 mawr tua\u2019r diwedd a phob math o ddatguddiadau wrth i ni ddarganfod mwy am Kenzuke, y dyn dirgel sydd \u2018bia\u2019r\u2019 ynys. Mi wna\u0302i eich rhybuddio am un peth - pan oeddwn yn darllen y llyfr am y tro cyntaf, doedd dim llygaid sych yn y dosbarth, ac roeddwn i\u2019n cael trafferth dal y dagrau\u2019n o\u0302l. Emosiynol iawn."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Os ydych yn hoffi anifeiliaid, antur, y mo\u0302r, daearyddiaeth, hanes, a stori wych gyda chymeriadau bendigedig; yna darllenwch Teyrnas Kenzuke. Dwi\u2019n synnu nad yw hwn wedi cael ei droi mewn i ddrama deledu a dweud y gwir, gan ei fod mor dda, ond mae llyfr yn curo\u2019r TV pob tro!"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "The original English version, \u2018Kenzuke\u2019s Kingdom\u2019 won the Children\u2019s Book Award 2000 and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children\u2019s Prize and the Carnegie Medal. It\u2019s sold over 400,000 copies across the world and it\u2019s my favourite Michael Morpurgo novel. At last, we have a Welsh version of this classic!"}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "This is a story of adventure on the high seas and desert Island Survival as the main character, Meilyr, finds himself shipwrecked on a strange Island on the other side of the world."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Meilyr\u2019s comfortable life is turned upside down when his parents lose their jobs in the local brickworks. In Meilyr\u2019s own words; \u201clife was normal until the letter came.\u201d All of a sudden, his Dad sells the car and declares that the whole family is moving to Southern England. Oh no! And if that wasn\u2019t enough, he\u2019s bought a boat, and they are going to sail around the world aboard the Ladi Wen. Things won\u2019t be plain sailing though as you can imagine from the First lines of the book: \u201cI disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday. 28th of July, 1988.\u201d Within two sentences, I was hooked. I simply had to know what happened to Meilyr."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "The author brings so many themes and subjects into his book, that is almost bursts! It\u2019s full of geographical and historical facts, nautical terms, animals and wildlife. In the First half of the novel we see many creatures and far-away destinations that they encounter on their world voyage. Cleverly, the author conveys this huge amount of information in the form of a ship\u2019s logbook, a real-life diary that sailors would have kept. As I read, no word of a lie, I had a blank map of the world, that I used to chart their voyage with sicky dots \u2013 a really interesting activity to do whilst reading. I used the Internet to find out more about animals such as the Basking shark and the flying fish. One learns so much about the world from reading this book, whilst enjoying a brilliant story at the same time."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "A huge storm causes Meilyr and his dog to be thrown overboard. This is frightening and I can only imagine what it would be like to see your family sailing away as you are floating in the cold, vast ocean."}, {"text_idx": "#000026", "text": "As he adjusts to life on the Island, Meilyr comes across an old Japanese man, Kenzuke. He cares for Meilyr, even though they aren\u2019t friends, or even remotely alike. To begin with, they quarrel and Meilyr sees him as an angry old man, whilst Kenzuke is annoyed with Meilyr for disturbing his peace. Over a long time, they get to know each other and become close friends."}, {"text_idx": "#000027", "text": "The middle of the novel could be described as quite slow, as we find out lots about day to day life on the Island. We hear of their struggles against \u2018bad people\u2019 who come onto the Island to disturb the wildlife. Despite the slower pace, the author knows exactly what he\u2019s doing. He is telling the reader of the hardship of life on the Island and developing the characters into ones we really understand and care about."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Without spoilers, there\u2019s a huge twist at the end of the novel! Will we find out more about the mysterious Kenzuke and how he came to be on \u2018his\u2019 Island. I will warn you of one thing, when I read this story aloud for the first time, there was not a dry eye in the classroom and I struggled \u2013 and failed- to hold back the tears."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Bottom line \u2013 if you like animals, adventure, the ocean, geography, history and a brilliant story with excellent characters, then read Teyrnas Kenzuke. I actually preferred the Welsh version. This story is so good that it will soon become an animated film, but trust me, read the book \u2013 they\u2019re always better!"}]