An American grandson of a Turkish immigrant learns about his Turkish and Ottoman heritage. (Creative non-fiction and fiction. Ages 6-12) Includes history, foreign language, orgin of words, geography, cross-cultural studies, social studies and Turkish words A great introduction for Ancestors/Family Tree Studies, International Studies and Turkish-American Awareness. A one-of-a-kind book.
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"...part history, part sheer magic. Beautifully illustrated hand-drawn maps and watercolors. A must for any child with Turkish ancestry." --Amanda Cockrell, Director, Graduate Program in Children's Literature, Hollins University
"...delightful book. I enjoyed it very much...would recommend to all...." --Sema Karaoglu, Founder, Daughters of Ataturk Organization
"...warm, informative teaching tool to whet children's appetites to further search their culture and feel pride in ancestry." --Sue Hodge, Retired elementary school teacher
"...delightful book. I enjoyed it very much...would recommend to all...." --Sema Karaoglu, Founder, Daughters of Ataturk Organization
"...warm, informative teaching tool to whet children's appetites to further search their culture and feel pride in ancestry." --Sue Hodge, Retired elementary school teacher
About the Author
Judy's poetry book Smuggled Seeds won The Gusto Press Discovery Award. Poetry book Mud River was critically acclaimed by Fred Chappell and William Packard. She co-authored with fellow Hollins Writing Program Graduate, Rebekah Woodie, four supplementary creative writing texts, one of which was adopted by a school system as a base text.Her cross-cultural memoir of spiritual and physical renewal, Nothing But Time, was nominated as one of the year's best in the College Bookstores Association. Her novel about Turkey's last century is with an agent. Judy has published in many literary journals and elsewhere. Vedii Ayyildiz, MD, illustrator, is a general surgeon.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A nice story-telling of a real history,
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This review is from: Some of My Ancestors are Ottomans and Turks (Paperback)
Among the variety of multi-cultural children's books in U.S., this is the only one that I found so far that tells about Turkish ancestry. Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic's histories are told in a story format that is both captivating and informative for school-age children. My five-year old loved the water-color illustrations. It was a nice introduction for him to the "old times' Turkiye". I recommend it to all children and parents of Turkish ancestry, and to anybody who wants to learn about other countries' histories and cultures.
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Great for Turkish children living all over the world,
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This review is from: Some of My Ancestors are Ottomans and Turks (Paperback)
Finally, a book about being of Turkish descent but written in English. After we read this to our 7 year old son he began to ask questions regarding his family's history and the country itself that we visit every year. I even learned about history myself. The plot is not too exciting because the text is basically a Grandfather telling his grandson about Turkish history. The illustrations are done in vibrant watercolor. Advisable for anyone over the age of 7.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of a kind--a pioneer book. Beatifully written and informative.,
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This review is from: Some of My Ancestors are Ottomans and Turks (Paperback)
This beautiful book helps in understanding the origin of Turkish Society and it is not only for children but also adults who realy want to know who are Turkish people.
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"Well, Jim, did you have a good eighth birthday?" his grandfather asked. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asian Steppes, Ottoman Empire, Bosphorus Strait, Turkish Republic, Atlantic Ocean, Golden Horn, Sultan Mehmet, Roman Empire New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
"Well, Jim, did you have a good eighth birthday?" his grandfather asked. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Asian Steppes, Ottoman Empire, Bosphorus Strait, Turkish Republic, Atlantic Ocean, Golden Horn, Sultan Mehmet, Roman Empire New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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This book cites 3
books:
- Nothing But Time by Judy Light Ayyildiz in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Smuggled Seeds (Gusto Press poetry discovery series) by Judy Ayyildiz in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Roman Empire by Colin Well on page 35
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