The Fabulous Lost & Found and the Little Ukrainian Mouse

The Fabulous Lost & Found and the Little Ukrainian Mouse
Author: Mark Pallis
Publisher: Neu Westend Press
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2020-03-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781913595128

A little mouse walks into the Lost & Found, but can only speak Ukrainian. How will Mr and Mrs Frog figure out what the mouse is missing...? Aimed at children aged 2-7, the unique 'Story-powered language learning method' combines humour, story and emotion to gently and memorably introduce kids to more than forty simple and fun Ukrainian words and phrases. "The kids were so busy laughing they didn't realise they were learning." Kyle Buchannan, Dad of two, London. It's a bilingual Ukrainian English children's book with a difference, that helps lay the foundations of a love of languages. Reviews: "I love that I can introduce my kids to a new language without it feeling like homework." Zoe Reynolds, UK "Let's read it again." Noah, aged 4.5 "Utterly charming story, making use of children's natural approach to learning language" Madalena Xanthopoulou, We live Languages. "A wonderful book to introduce a new language into the classroom." Rohan Plunkett, Deputy Head, Akiva Primary School. How does the Story Powered Language Learning Method work? Unlike a Ukrainian picture dictionary, traditional Ukrainian books for kids, dual language Ukrainian English books, Ukrainian vocabulary book, or other Ukrainian language learning book for kids, the Fabulous Lost and Found uses the 'Story-powered Language Learning Method' to teach children Ukrainian by tapping into a child's natural abilities. There are three steps: We create an emotionally engaging and funny story for children and adults to enjoy together, just like any of the other Ukrainian books for toddlers. Studies show that social interaction, like enjoying a book together, is critical in language learning. Through the story, we introduce a relatable character who speaks only in the new language. This helps build empathy and a positive attitude towards people who speak different languages. These are both important aspects in laying the foundations for lasting language acquisition in a child's life. As the story in this Ukrainian picture book progresses, the child naturally works with the characters to discover the meanings of a wide range of fun new words and phrases. Strategic use of humour ensures that this subconscious learning is rewarded with laughter; the child feels good and the first seeds of a lifelong love of language are sown. Message from the Author Mark Pallis There is a special magic about learning words another language and using them: I truly think it warms the heart. I've learnt jokes or songs in ten languages so far and it's brought me so much joy. This Ukrainian toddler book (Ukrainian books for baby) is first and foremost a really enjoyable story, but it's also my way of helping little learners engage with a new language, empathise with strangers and ultimately build a love of languages. And it happens without them realising. Any parent who has ever tried to smuggle vegetables into pasta sauce will know that you can get a lot of good stuff into things without kids realising. This book is the same! Ukrainian language learning for kids can be fun. I want you all to have fun together and enjoy the story. All the learning is a bonus; the icing on the cake (or the extra veg in the sauce!). The idea that after a few reads, kids will be able to go up to a native speaker and tell them in their own language: 'I've lost my hat' fills me with joy. Imagine how proud the child will feel. And imagine how proud you'll feel too! I hope you have as much fun reading this Ukrainian English book for kids as I had writing it. Learn Ukrainian kids! Mark(Ukrainian alphabet books, ukrainian gifts for kids, kids Ukrainian bo

The Child of Ukraine

The Child of Ukraine
Author: Tetyana Denford
Publisher: Bookouture
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2024-10-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1803147636

Ukraine, 1940. She cups her daughter’s face with her trembling hands, imprinting it on her mind. ‘I love you. Be brave.’ she whispers through her tears, her heart breaking into a thousand pieces. Sending her child away is the only way to keep her safe. But will she ever see her again? When war rips their country apart, Julia is sent away by her tearful parents in the dead of night, clutching her mother’s necklace and longing for one last embrace. But soon she is captured by Nazi soldiers and forced into a German labour camp, where behind a tall fence topped with cruel barbed wire, she has never felt more alone. Just as she begins to give up on all hope, Julia meets Henry, a young man from her village who shares her heart full of dreams. And when she feels a fluttering in her belly that grows and grows, she longs to escape the camp and begin a new life with their child. But then Julia is forced to make a terrible choice. A choice no mother should have to make. New York, 2011. With her heart shattered and her life changed forever by the shadows of war, as the years go by Julia thinks she will never be whole again. For decades she has been carrying a terrible secret with her, her every moment tainted by tragedy and loss since those dark days of the war. But when she receives a phone call in the middle of the night, far away from the home and family she lost in the war, will Julia finally be reunited with the missing piece of her heart? Or is it too late for her wounds to heal? Based on the incredible true story of the author’s grandparents, The Child of Ukraine is a breathtakingly powerful tale of love, loss and family secrets, perfect for fans of The Four Winds, The Last Green Valley, and The Nightingale. This novel was previously published under the name Motherland. What readers are saying about The Child of Ukraine: ‘OH MY GOSH I AM STILL BROKEN FROM THIS BOOK… heart-wrenchingly compelling… left me in tears with nearly every page… fantastic.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW! I absolutely loved this… beyond heartbreaking… incredible… I read it in less than 48 hours and was totally hooked from start to finish… a must read.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Breathtakingly powerful… I couldn’t stop reading… got a hold of me and refused to let go. This is a corker!’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A searing novel of hope, heartbreak and one woman’s refusal to let her spirit be crushed. I couldn’t put it down, even when I could barely see the page through my tears.’ Erin Kelly, million-copy best-selling author ‘Heartbreakingly raw and emotive. I couldn’t put the book down, I read it in a couple of days, which is unheard of for me! Tears were pouring down my face.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I stayed up until two in the morning to finish this… amazing… I couldn't put it down… heartbreaking… brilliant.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heartbreaking… I'm not often moved to tears by books, but oh my goodness… the last few pages had me sobbing! A gripping and powerful read.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Incredible… never before has a book moved me to tears, it really got me. I was fully immersed from the first to the final page. I love this book and will be recommending it to all my friends.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Breathtaking… I don’t think I have the words to describe how utterly beautiful yet heartbreaking it is.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This will break your heart and put it back together again in the most bittersweet way. The most amazing story and characters.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book is for women and mothers everywhere. Heartbreaking. Just finished it and can’t even form a sentence to tell my husband how it ended. There is still a lump in my throat… I feel like I knew the characters personally and was on the journey with them.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Heart-wrenching… I could barely put it down.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘You have to read this!… Beautiful, gripping, heart-wrenching… will make you cry and hope.’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I can’t put it down! I haven’t read a book in this way, just obsessively captivated and unable to put it down, in a very long time!’ Amazon reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Fabulous Lost and Found and the Little French Mouse

The Fabulous Lost and Found and the Little French Mouse
Author: Mark Pallis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-03-30
Genre: Communication
ISBN: 9781916080126

A little mouse has lost something precious, but only speaks French! Can you help? Laugh and learn 50 French words with this heartwarming story illustrated by Peter Baynton, co-director of Oscar winning The Boy, The Mole The Fox and The Horse.

My First Ukrainian Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations

My First Ukrainian Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations
Author: Aneta S.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019-11-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780369600172

Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Ukrainian ? Learning Ukrainian can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Ukrainian Alphabets. Ukrainian Words. English Translations.

Kobzar's Children

Kobzar's Children
Author: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Publisher: Markham, Opnt. : Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Canadian literature
ISBN: 9781550419979

Due to more mature content, this book is recommended for children 14 and up. The Kobzars were the blind minstrels of Ukraine, who memorized the epic poems and stories of 100 generations. Traveling around the country, they stopped in towns and villages along the way, where they told their tales and were welcomed by all. During the early years of Stalin's regime in the USSR, the Kobzars wove their traditional stories with contemporary warnings of soviet repression, famine, and terror. When Stalin heard of it, he called the first conference of Kobzars in Ukraine. Hundreds congregated. Then Stalin had them murdered. As the storytellers of Ukraine died, so too did their stories. Kobzar's Children is an anthology of short historical fiction, memoirs, and poems written about the Ukrainian immigrant experience. The stories span a century of history from 1905 to 2004; and they contain the voices of people who lived through internment as "enemy aliens," homesteading, famine, displacement, concentration camps, and this new century's Orange Revolution. More than a collection, it is a social document that revives memories once deliberately forgotten. - Century of untold stories - Touches on all major points of Ukrainian history - Supported by the Shevchenko Foundation The collection contains historical fiction, memoirs and poems covering 100 years of Ukrainian history, written by Ukrainian-Canadian writers from Quebec, Ontario and Western Canada. The contributors are all part of a circle of writers that Skrypuch met or mentored through an internet-based writers' group that she set up. The group's members, both established authors and novices, read and critiqued each others' works. All royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

Ukraine

Ukraine
Author: Paul Robert Magocsi
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2007-12-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442621907

Ukraine is Europe's second state and this lavishly illustrated volume provides a concise and easy to read historical survey of the country from earliest times to the present. Each of the book's forty-six chapters is framed by a historical map, which graphically depicts the key elements of the chronological period or theme addressed within. In addition, the entire text is accompanied by over 300 historic photographs, line drawings, portraits, and reproductions of books and art works, which bring the rich past of Ukraine to life. Rather than limiting his study to an examination of the country's numerically largest population - ethnic Ukrainians - acclaimed scholar Paul Robert Magocsi emphasizes the multicultural nature of Ukraine throughout its history. While ethnic Ukrainians figure prominently, Magocsi also deals with all the other peoples who live or who have lived within the borders of present-day Ukraine: Russians, Poles, Jews, Crimean Tatars, Germans (including Mennonites), and Greeks, among others. This book is not only an indispensable resource for European area and Slavic studies specialists; it is sure to appeal to people interested in having easy access to information about political, economic, and cultural development in Ukraine.

The Mitten

The Mitten
Author: Alvin Tresselt
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1989-10-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0688092381

Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches -- and stretches -- to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. A Ukrainian folk tale.

Grey Bees

Grey Bees
Author: Andrey Kurkov
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 164605167X

2022 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER FOR TRANSLATED FICTION With a warm yet political humor, Ukraine’s most famous novelist presents a balanced and illuminating portrait of modern conflict. Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine's Grey Zone, the no-man's-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of sporadic violence and constant propaganda that has been dragging on for years, only two residents remain: retired safety inspector turned beekeeper Sergey Sergeyich and Pashka, a rival from his schooldays. With little food and no electricity, under constant threat of bombardment, Sergeyich's one remaining pleasure is his bees. As spring approaches, he knows he must take them far from the Grey Zone so they can collect their pollen in peace. This simple mission on their behalf introduces him to combatants and civilians on both sides of the battle lines: loyalists, separatists, Russian occupiers and Crimean Tatars. Wherever he goes, Sergeyich's childlike simplicity and strong moral compass disarm everyone he meets. But could these qualities be manipulated to serve an unworthy cause, spelling disaster for him, his bees and his country?

Recursion

Recursion
Author: Blake Crouch
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524759791

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Dark Matter and the Wayward Pines trilogy comes a relentless thriller about time, identity, and memory—his most mind-boggling, irresistible work to date, and the inspiration for Shondaland’s upcoming Netflix film. “Gloriously twisting . . . a heady campfire tale of a novel.”—The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • BookRiot Reality is broken. At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery—and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth—and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery . . . and the tools for fighting back. Together, Barry and Helena will have to confront their enemy—before they, and the world, are trapped in a loop of ever-growing chaos. Praise for Recursion “An action-packed, brilliantly unique ride that had me up late and shirking responsibilities until I had devoured the last page . . . a fantastic read.”—Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian “Another profound science-fiction thriller. Crouch masterfully blends science and intrigue into the experience of what it means to be deeply human.”—Newsweek “Definitely not one to forget when you’re packing for vacation . . . [Crouch] breathes fresh life into matters with a mix of heart, intelligence, and philosophical musings.”—Entertainment Weekly “A trippy journey down memory lane . . . [Crouch’s] intelligence is an able match for the challenge he’s set of overcoming the structure of time itself.”—Time “Wildly entertaining . . . another winning novel from an author at the top of his game.”—AV Club