Threads: Zlata’s Ukrainian Shirt
$28.92
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
9 July 2024
Summary
The threads on Zlata’s beautiful birthday blouse were stitched by her mother. “Red is for love, and black is for sadness,” her papa says. Mama warns her not to show it off. Ever since the Communists came from Russia to Ukraine, they prohibited the teaching of Ukrainian culture. Now, in the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of the 1930s, they’ve even taken the grain from Zlata’s family’s fields. But despite the danger, her parents refuse to give up their art, language, and beliefs.
As Zlata wo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780374391218 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0374391211 |
| Author: | Lina Maslo |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 9 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 230mm x 290mm |
| Audience Age: | 4-7 |
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Critics Review
“Maslo effectively uses dialogue, a first-person narrative with plenty of helpful historical context, and a controlled palette to create a meaningful, engaging tale. A poignant yet accessible entry into Ukraine’s ongoing suffering–and survival.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Lina Maslo
Lina Maslo is a children’s book author and illustrator working in Anderson, South Carolina. Lina’s other books include Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala, which is a Library Guild Selection, CCBC Choice, and the winner of the Living the Dream Book Award, and Through the Wardrobe: How C. S. Lewis Created Narnia.
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