I See the Sun in Turkey/Günesi Türkiye'de Gördüm

BLK-Gr 3—King's addition to the bilingual series takes readers on a tour of Turkey through a young boys' eyes. From waking up to "the echoing morning prayer" of the mosque and seeing the sun, the story follows his typical day (going to a traditional Turkish school, going on an outing with his father, etc.). Focusing on destinations in Istanbul such as the Blue Mosque, Haghia Sophia, and the Galata Bridge, the book provides a slightly touristy but overall true glimpse of Turkey. The use of photos combined with Inglese's illustrations creates an interesting guidebooklike effect, while keeping consistent with the art style in the other books in the series. The bilingual nature of this picture book makes it better suited for independent or one-on-one reading. The story is well written; however, while the Turkish is quite fluid, the English is choppy. The translation is matched line to line giving it a robotic flow instead of a natural one The most useful parts of this book are the duo-language glossary, which offers a clear definition of some words that cannot be immediately explained in the text, and the "About Istanbul, Turkey" page, which includes facts and cultural information that is easy to understand for the younger crowd.