Threads: Zlata's Ukrainian Shirt

by Lina Maslo

Threads is an inspiring picture book about a girl's survival of the 1930s Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, messaging hope, pride for one's heritage, and context for today's War in Ukraine.

The threads on Zlata's beautiful birthday blouse were knotted by her mother's hands. "Red is for love, and black is for sadness," her Papa says. Her Mama warns her not to show it off. Ever since the Communists came from Russia to Ukraine, they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374391211
• ISBN13: 9780374391218
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.7" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2