'Welsh Women: Mary Jones and her Bible quest' by Siân Lewis

The heartwarming, real life story of Mary Jones - a young girl living in rural Wales in the late 1700's.  Mary was a popular girl who worked hard and was keen to learn but most of all she longed to have a bible of her own. In 1800, when she was only 15 years old, Mary walked twenty five miles barefoot from Llanfihangel y Pennant to Bala to buy herself a Welsh Bible. This visual and factual book tells the story which is now famous around the world, suitable for children age 9-11 or Key Stage 2, a book to encourage and learn about Welsh history.