Yellow butterfly : a story from Ukraine
Title
:
Yellow butterfly : a story from Ukraine
Personal Author EPSB
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Oleksandr, Shatokhin
Summary
:
A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of hope for peace and the future.
Year Published
:
2023
Physical Description
:
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Note
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"Originally published in 2022 under the title Zhovtyy Metelyk by Vydavnytstvo Staroho Leva, Lviv, Ukraine"
Subject
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Butterflies -- Fiction.
Stories without words.
Hope -- Fiction.
War stories.
Geographic Term
:
Ukraine -- History -- Russian Invasion, 2022- -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Wordless picture books
Picture books.
Summary
:
A wordless picture book portrayal of war seen through the eyes of a young girl who finds hope in the symbolism of yellow butterflies against the background of a pure blue sky. Using the colors of his national flag, Oleksandr Shatokhin has created a deeply emotional response to the conflict in Ukraine and provided a narrative full of powerful visual metaphors for readers to consider as they travel from the devastating effects of war to a place of hope for peace and the future.
ISBN
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9781636550640
Publisher
:
Brooklyn : Red Comet Press, 2023.
©2023
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Kameyosek | E SHA | Book | 30239000164903 | Picture Books |