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Book 1. The Big Christmas Book

Christmas is a holiday with a special atmosphere of hope and miracles. There are many touching examples in history, such as the armistice during the Second World War, when the same carol was sung on both sides of the front. The voices of the two authors intertwine, each time adding new meanings and intonations to the conversation about the brightest holiday. Historical facts, reflections on the birth of God, traditional and commercial symbols, Christmas in culture - a mosaic of themes that creates a special Christmas harmony.

Book 2. Christmas and my twelve grandmothers

Maria has many relatives around the world. Every year she and her family travel and celebrate Christmas in different countries. Mexico, Finland, Ethiopia, Canada or Australia - each country has its own special Christmas traditions, which Maria compares to the Ukrainian ones. This book will introduce you to the diversity of cultures and tell you about the Ukrainian diaspora.

Book 3. Carol with the Knights

This story took place in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. A real knight Ivanko came to a town in the Lviv region. What a delight for the children! The next day, the knight's flag with a lion disappears. Where did it go? Little Annichka and Mstyslav, whose father is also a knight somewhere in a long war, will find out. The boy longs for his father so much: will he have to celebrate Koliada without him? This is a story about family support, growing up, and faith in miracles.

The Portal's publications are a "quick book aid" for parents and teachers.

The answers you will find in this edition of the Portal.

The uniqueness of the Portal books — is 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

• historical background — information about the historical period from expert historians;
psychological support — comments from professional psychologists and recommendations for discussing important points and complex issues
• questions to the text — a system of questions that will help you to work through the text meaningfully and deeply with your child.

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 contains 11 books and is being supplemented. Other books in this series: «Eve's Pits» Vali Vzduhlska, «Olive bone» Olga Kupriyan, «Arrow of the steppe»«The Deer Runs by the Sea» Olesya Mamchych, «Election Day» Sashko Dermansky, «Nobody's Khrul» Sashko Dermansky, «A wise man sat in the garden» by Ani Khromova, «Ashik Omer»«The Stolen Ring» Svitlana Bogdan, «Moon over Kinburn» Yulia Stakhivska.

For readers aged 7+, the Portal is developing a series that creates a more detailed and deeper historical picture. The books in 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!