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Serhiy, a young boy who has moved from Ukraine to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States, explains some of the similarities and differences between his home and adopted countries, discussing his neighborhood, his parents' jobs, school, food, and activities.

Discusses the geography, history, people, and culture of this rich and fertile nation, which struggled for centuries to be independent and now faces the challenges of its freedom.

Examines the geography, history, government, economy, environment, customs, religion, language, art, festivals, and food of Ukraine; and includes photographs, maps, a time line, a glossary, and other resources.

Photographs, maps, and text describe the history, geography, culture, and people of the Ukraine.

Examines the history, geography, ethnic mixture, politics, economy, and future of the former Soviet republic of the Ukraine.

Traces the political, economic, and cultural history of the Ukraine and discusses life under Soviet control between 1924 to 1991 and the problems that face the nation since its independence in 1991.

Presents an introduction to the land, history, government and economy, people and lifestyle, language, arts, leisure, and food of Ukraine, and includes a glossary and resources for further study.

Presents in graphic novel format the life of a Jewish girl growing up in Poland during the 1940s, describing how the Nazi persecution led to the deaths of her parents, while she and her brothers survived the war by hiding in the neighboring forest.

In 1905, as life becomes increasingly difficult for Jews in Ukraine, eleven-year-old Raizel and her father flee to America in hopes of earning money to bring the rest of the family there, but her father's health and Orthodox faith become barriers.

Relates the true story of how several Jewish families survived the Holocaust of World War II by hiding in the caves of western Ukraine for over three hundred days.

When Wolf's spirited older brother Lou, whom he idolizes, is sent away to military school in Kiev, life is not the same for the Yolen family.

Compares and contrasts the three former Soviet republics of Byelarus, Ukraine, and Moldova, linked by geography and economics.

Provides information about the land, history, government, people, culture, and economy of Ukraine, and includes a time line, illustrations, statistics, and maps, and a Web site link for further study.

American college student Jonathan Safran Foer sets out, along with Ukranian travel agent Alex Perchov, Alex's depressive grandfather, and the family dog, in an attempt to find the village where a Ukranian woman might or might not have saved Jonathan's grandfather from the Nazis during World War II.

Offers a comprehensive history of Ukraine, discussing the country's political, social, economic, and cultural history, as well as its place in contemporary world history.