Poltava, Leonid

Abetka veselenʹka dlia doroslykh i malenʹkykh [Fun ABC for Adults and Children]

Brussels, London, Munich, New York, Toronto: Vydavnytstvo tsentralʹnoi upravy spilky ukrainsʹkoi molodi, 1969. Sidorenko, Petro. First edition. Item #1120

35 pages: illustrations. 23 cm. Text in Ukrainian. Series: Dytiacha biblioteka SUM ch. 2. One of 3000 copies. A very good copy with light wear, particularly at the edges; the illustrations are bright and intact.

As of July 2024, OCLC locates only the second edition, published in 1973, with copies held at the Library of Congress and The New York Public Library.

A Ukrainian émigré children's book that creatively introduces the alphabet through humorous and engaging illustrations by Petro Sidorenko. The book was published by the Central Administration of the Union of Ukrainian Youth in 1969 and is part of the Children's Library series (SUM ch. 2). The text is designed to appeal to both children and adults, using playful poems and colorful illustrations to make learning the alphabet enjoyable.

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