Our World: Trkiye

(Board book)

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Joining the Our World series for very young readers, this board book with endnotes about daily life in Trkiye was created by a Turkish author and illustrator. This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting School Library Journal Gnaydin! Come along for a day in Trkiye. Eat fresh simit and plums, play yakantop, and search for stories inside coffee cups. Turkish author Emrah Gler and illustrator Deniz basaran draw on their lived experiences to create this playful board book, which features educational endnotes, as part of the Our World series for very young readers. AGES: 0 to 4 AUTHOR: Emrah Gler is a writer and journalist from Trkiye who has been writing professionally for 25 years. He is the founding partner of a digital media agency, creating strategy and tailoring content to cultural institutions, film industry, and civil society. Emrah has worked closely with disadvantaged groups including refugees, the LGBTQ+ community, women, children, and minorities. He graduated from the Children's Book Academy, is a member of SCBWI, and is also one of the authors of UN Women's recent initiative Awake Not Sleeping, a collection of 25 stories reimagining fairy tales. Born in Istanbul, Trkiye, Deniz basaran moved to Izmir after completing her university education. She has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years and has dozens of children's books, some of which have won awards. Deniz shares life with a garden, trees, flowers, books, and cats. In recent years, she has also embarked on new artistic adventures in her ceramics workshop. SELLING POINTS: . SERIES: Part of the Our World series of global board books for very young readers. . AUTHENTIC: Author Emrah Gler and illustrator Deniz basaran draw on their personal experience growing up in Trkiye. . AVOIDS STEREOTYPES: A focus on daily life in Trkiye, rather than landmarks, offers real insights the country that will resonate with children from all over the world. . LANGUAGE LEARNING: Introduces basic Turkish vocabulary. . GLOBAL AWARENESS FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: Bold artwork, engaging text and relatable topics make global learning accessible to very young readers. . ENDNOTES: Endnotes offer simple explanations of the objects and actions found in the book.

Author Bio

Emrah Gler is a writer and journalist from Trkiye who has been writing professionally for 25 years. He is the founding partner of a digital media agency, creating strategy and tailoring content to cultural institutions, film industry, and civil society. Emrah has worked closely with disadvantaged groups including refugees, the LGBTQ+ community, women, children, and minorities. He graduated from the Childrens Book Academy, is a member of SCBWI, and is also one of the authors of UN Womens recent initiative Awake Not Sleeping, a collection of 25 stories reimagining fairy tales.

Born in Istanbul, Trkiye, Deniz baaran moved to zmir after completing her university education. She has been working as a freelance illustrator for many years and has dozens of children's books, some of which have won awards. Deniz shares life with a garden, trees, flowers, books, and cats. In recent years, she has also embarked on new artistic adventures in her ceramics workshop.