Book Mosaic of Cultures (4 Books Collection Set)
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Book 1: Olesya Mamchych. A deer runs along the sea
The Great Migration of Peoples began when the Huns drove out the Goths in the lands that now belong to Ukraine. In the Byzantine chronicle, there is a legend about a deer that crossed the shallow Azov Sea, inadvertently giving the Huns a quick way to the Crimea. This changed the history of Europe. What could that deer tell us?
The Portal edition is a "quick book help" for parents and teachers.
Why did people decorate boats with different figures? Why are strangers often spoken of as bad guys and strangers are perceived as hostile? You will find the answers in this portal publication.
The uniqueness of the Portal books lies in a special system that helps adults find the right words to discuss psychological issues with children and understand the historical context more deeply. For each printed edition, a team of educators, psychologists, and historians has developed detailed backgrounder with QR codes and game bookmarks containing
The Portal's books are created in a series that form a holistic historical picture for children. The series of picture books & Stories about History (for ages 4-7) is structurally similar to a puzzle. Each book in it is autonomous, but together they give children a holistic overview of historical periods, from the Stone Age to the present day. The series introduces history at the level of immersion in the flavour of the era through a vivid emotional picture, because children of this age have not yet formed an idea of time. The described realities, artefacts, and events are based on scientific facts and reconstructions.
The «Stories about History» series currently includes 11 books and is being supplemented. Other books in this series:
«Nobody's Khrul» Sashko Dermansky, «Olive Bone» by Olga Kupriyan,
For readers aged 7+, the Portal is developing a series that creates a more detailed and deeper historical picture. The books of the series help children understand the change of historical epochs and the course of events in Ukraine at different times.
The Portal's publications are interesting storytelling based on a scientifically verified historical background. Your children will become interested in the history and culture of Ukraine and the world without rote learning - in adventures and fascinating stories!
Book 2. Maria Artemenko. The Arrow of the Steppe
What kind of fun and dreams could a sarmatian girl who lived many centuries ago in the steppes in the south of present-day Ukraine have? Fati is a sharpshooter like her mother, a brave warrior. She also has a hideout with an observation post in an old oak tree. From there, one day, she saw a wayward horse that became her faithful companion. This is a touching book about friendship, trials and losses that happen on the path of life.
Book 3. Anya Khromova. In the Garden Sat a Wise Man
The Jewish sage Rabbi Nachman settled in Uman at the end of his life. The boy David dreams of seeing him, but his father forbids him to waste the sage's time on childish pranks. But their dog Beagle sneaks through a hole in the fence into Rabbi Nachman's garden, and David follows him. So the boy finds himself visiting the slave. Their conversation is not as respectful as that of adults seeking bookish wisdom, but the slave manages to impress David with the greatness of his own personality.
Book 4. Anastasia Levkova. Ashik Omer
A talented boy named Omer lived in the Crimean Khanate, but at school his teacher scolded him for inattention, and his peers mocked him for his dreamy nature. But one day, after a sincere prayer, a musical instrument, the saz, appeared next to the boy. Suddenly, all his words began to turn into poems, and those into songs, complemented by skilful saz playing. Thus began the journey of the famous Crimean Tatar ashyk, a folk singer. Omer will see half the world, but he will always carry a coin with the inscription "Kyozlev" as a memento of his hometown.
