Children's & YA

Description

Many generations of Ukrainian readers know the classic fairy tale of a sparrow learning to be wise after its troubles. "No one is born wise, wisdom is learned." The Ukrainian people have centuries of experience with this proverb and for them it is relevant at all times. This fairy tale tells children exactly how important it is to be wise and prudent in life.

 

This book is part of the Reading Is Really Interesting series. Reading Is Really Interesting was established to develop and improve children's reading skills as well as their cognitive interests. Reading the books in the series gives children encouragement and support, and makes them naturally motivated; by reading these books their curiosity is stimulated to read more and more, making them full of enthusiasm and eager to learn. The key feature of the series is that the texts have only one storyline and a small number of characters, making them easier to follow for beginner readers as well as more advanced learners.

 

From 3 to 8 Years, 1369 words

 


The books in the series correspond to different reading abilities:


Level 1 – I am learning to read (short texts, simple sentences);
Level 2 – I can read with someone’s help (simple plots, simple language structures);
Level 3 – I can read by myself (more complicated figures of speech and vocabulary);
Level 4 – I read with pleasure (various genres and themes). Books that invite readers into new worlds.


"Read every day and at every chance you get!"

 

 

Rightsholders: Diana Semak; bohdanbooksco@gmail.com

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The book has been already translated in the following languages (rights are not for sale): Polish, German, Slovak.

Marketing Information

This book is part of the Reading is really interesting series for advanced readers (Level 4)

Author Biography

Lesya Ukrainka (1871-1913) was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, also an active political, civil, and feminist activist.
Among her best-known works are the collections of poems On the wings of songs (1893), Thoughts and Dreams (1899), Echos (1902), plays Cassandra (1903—1907), In the Catacombs (1905), and Forest Song (1911).


 


Lesia Tomkiv is a talented Ukrainian artist and illustrator. Lesia made illustrations for many non-fictional books and textbooks for Ukrainian schools.


 

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Bohdan Publishing House
  • Publication Date January 2017
  • Orginal LanguageUkrainian
  • ISBN/Identifier 9789661036160
  • Publication Country or regionUkraine
  • Pages32
  • ReadershipChildren
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleБіда навчить
  • Dimensions150 х 230 mm
  • IllustrationColour Illustration
  • SeriesReading is Really Interesting

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