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Our World: Türkiye

Our World: Türkiye

By Emrah Güler and Illustrated by Deniz Üçbasaran

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“This series offers solid glimpses of faraway places, more poetry than a tour guide . . . evocative and inviting” – School Library Journal

Günaydin! Let’s spend a day in Türkiye. Eat fresh simit and plums, play yakantop, and read stories inside coffee cups. Even learn words in Turkish with pronunciation guides throughout the story.

  • Part of the Barefoot Books Our World series
  • Written by Turkish author and illustrator Emrah Güler and Deniz Üçbaşaran
  • Extended endmatter offers a further glimpse into life in Türkiye

About the contributor(s)

Emrah Güler is a writer and journalist from Türkiye 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, Türkiye, Deniz Üçbaşaran moved to İzmir 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.

Book details

ISBN: 9798888593790
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Date published:
Page count: 20
Categories, genres & themes: Juvenile Fiction / Places / Europe, Juvenile Fiction / Places / Asia, Juvenile Fiction / Diversity & Multicultural, and Juvenile Fiction / Travel
Ages: 0 to 4

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