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1. Ukraine
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Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Readers will travel to this amazing country and learn all about Ukraine's land, history, cities, food, holidays, and sports.
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Publisher:
Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd
Pub. Date:
[2022]
Language:
English
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"Baba Yaga's Book of Witchcraft is an excitingly original book looking at ancient Slavic magical practices through the point of view of the legendary Baba Yaga - not the villainess of fairytales, but the inscrutable woman of the woods, the wise and powerful elder-witch, and the true spirit of Mother Nature"--
3. Ukraine
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Facts on File
Pub. Date:
1999
Language:
English
Description:
Gives a historical and cultural overview of the country of Ukraine with particular emphasis on changes that have occurred since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
4. Ukraine
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Bellwether Media
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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"Engaging images accompany information about Ukraine. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"
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Brown Books Kids
Pub. Date:
[2022]
Language:
English
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Ukraine is rich with history and resources, culture and people, but most of all, in spirit! There is a lot to learn about Ukraine, and one of the best places to start is their national anthem. The lyrics of this once-forbidden song carry deep meaning for many Ukrainians, and are full of passion, strength, and determination, inspiring them to keep their country protected and free. The Story of Ukraine walks readers through each culturally-significant...
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NoveList Series:
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Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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Twelve-year-old Anya lives in the town of Pripyat, not far from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and in 1986 when her firefighter father is injured in the aftermath of the explosion, Anya and the rest of the residents of the town are forced to evacuate, uncertain if their lives will ever be the same. Includes information on the disaster, discussion questions, and writing prompts.
7. The mitten
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Publisher:
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date:
2009
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.
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Publisher:
Doubleday
Pub. Date:
[2017]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
"In 1929 Stalin launched his policy of agricultural collectivization--in effect a second Russian revolution--which forced millions of peasants off their land and onto collective farms. The result was a catastrophic famine, the most lethal in European history. At least five million people died between 1931 and 1933 in the USSR. But instead of sending relief the Soviet state made use of the catastrophe to rid itself of a political problem. In Red Famine,...
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Publisher:
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:
"A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present, and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict"--
When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine just before dawn on 24 February 2022, it marked his latest and most overt attempt to brutally conquer the country, and reshaped the world order. Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent...
10. Ukraine
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Publisher:
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Slava Ukraini! Let's spend a day in Ukraine. Paint eggs, picnic in the park surrounded by paper angels, and take a trip to the river"--
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Publisher:
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date:
[2023]
Language:
English
Description:
"Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated. Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers [an] ... account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already...
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Publisher:
Polity Press
Pub. Date:
[2022]
Language:
English
Description:
Three years after the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected to Ukraine's highest office, he found himself catapulted into the role of war-time leader. The former comedian has become the public face of his country's courageous and bloody struggle against a brutal invasion. Born to Jewish parents in central Ukraine, Zelensky campaigned for the presidency in the 2019 election on the promise to restore trust in politics. After his landslide...
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"26 April 1986 01:18 Alina & Lev are two siblings living in Pripyat, one of the Soviet Union's proud nuclear cities. Both are asleep in their beds. Their cousin, Yuri, is a custodian at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, where he's fiercely attacking a spill in the hallway with a mop. Alina's best friend, Sofiya, sleeps just a few doors down. Her father is an engineer at the plant, a fact that has always filled her with pride. In five minutes, Reactor...
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Publisher:
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date:
[2024]
Language:
English
Description:
Time correspondent Simon Shuster chronicles the life and leadership of Volodymyr Zelensky from the dressing rooms of his variety shows to the muddy trenches of Ukraines war with Russia. Based on four years of reporting; extensive travels with President Zelensky to the front; and dozens of interviews with him, his wife, his friends and enemies, his advisers, ministers and military commanders, Shuster tells the intimate and revealing story of...
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Publisher:
Two Dollar Radio
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"In 1913, a Russian ballet incited a riot in Paris at the new Théâtre de Champs-Elysées. "Only a Russian could do that," says Aleksandr Ivanovich. "Only a Russian could make the whole world go mad." A century later, in November 2013, thousands of Ukrainian citizens gathered at Independence Square in Kyiv to protest then-President Yanukovych's failure to sign a referendum with the European Union, opting instead to forge a closer alliance with...
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Publisher:
Regnery Publishing
Pub. Date:
[2022]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Ukraine's most popular comedic actor was an unlikely president of his country. And now, even more improbably, Volodymyr Zelensky has become the world's most celebrated statesman. Who is he? How did he become the international hero of our time? Zelensky: The Unlikely Ukrainian Hero Who Defied Putin and United the World is a compelling account of this fascinating, enigmatic leader. Covering Zelensky's childhood, family history, and astonishing transformation...
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Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Draws on twenty years of research, recently declassified files, and interviews with survivors in an account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster that also reveals how propaganda and secrets have created additional dangers.
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Publisher:
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Over the course of a year after the Russian invasion, award-winning artist George Butler drew portraits of Ukrainians as he interviewed them about the extraordinary turmoil the war had caused in their lives. From civilians in occupied cities to soldiers on the front line, this is a unique collection that vividly captures personal testimonies of community, tragedy, and perseverance.
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Publisher:
Basic Books
Language:
English
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"As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today's crisis is a case of history repeating itself: the Ukrainian conflict is only the latest in a long history of turmoil over Ukraine's sovereignty ... This revised edition contains new material that brings this definitive history up to the present, from the election of Volodymyr...
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