Resources for talking to your children or students about the War in Ukraine

In the Library:

In the children’s nonfiction section, books that can be borrowed on Ukraine and Russia are located in the 947’s. There are articles about Ukraine in the Worldbook Encyclopedia, which can only be consulted in the Library building. We also have many works of fiction and nonfiction for children on the topic of war and/or refugees, including but not limited to:

• How War Changed Rondo: Children’s Ilst Lit – JIL Rom
• Wishes: Children’s Ilst Lit – JIL Van
• My Beautiful Birds: Picture Book – J PICTURE Del
• Louder than Words: Children’s Fiction – J FICTION Kac
• Refugee: Children’s Fiction – J FICTION Gra
• Nowhere Boy: Children’s Fiction – J FICTION Mar
• When Stars are Scattered: Juv Comic – J COMIC Jam
• Other Words for Home: Children’s Fiction – J FICTION War
• The Red Pencil: Children’s Fiction – J FICTION Pin
• Village of Scoundrels : Based on a true story of courage during WWII: J FICTION Pre
• Home of the Brave: J FICTION App
• Escape from Aleppo: J FICTION Sen
• The War Below: J FICTION Skr
• A Long Walk to Water: J FICTION Par
• We Had to Be Brave: Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport: Children’s Non-Fic – J 940.5315 Hop
• Outcasts United : A Refugee soccer team, an American town: adult, YA, and children’s editions in their corresponding section under 796.334 St. J

Online with your library card:

Scholastic Go:

An online collection of Scholastic encyclopedias. Enter Ukraine or related terms in the search bar. You will be presented with a selection of resources by reading level.

Online, Open access:

PBS News Hour-Tips for Helping Young People Deal with News about Ukraine and Russia

Information about navigating media resources, and types of conversations to have. Many useful inks.

New York Times-Teaching Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the War in Ukraine

Articles, maps, photos, videos, podcasts and more, as well as suggestions for using them in the classroom.

Here is a handy tutorial on how to access the New York Times for free from our Library:

UNHCR-Teaching about Refugees

Teaching resources from the UN Refugee Agency. Users are asked not to alter materials that are used, and to cite the UNHCR. The page contains a collection of UNHCR teaching materials on refugees, asylum and migration for primary and secondary education, as well as some guidance for teachers working with refugee children in the classroom.