Readers are introduced to Mehmet, a bright, happy boy who shares a day in his life in Istanbul, Turkey. Mehmet’s life is quite similar to every other young child’s life in that he eats breakfast with his family, attends school and enjoys spending time with his friends. Through vibrant illustrations, readers tour the Old City, fishing on the Bosphorus and taking a tram ride past the Hippodrome […]
Authors: King, Dedie
I See the Sun in Nepal
Depicts one day from dawn until night in one child’s life in the small village of Bandipur, Nepal […]
I see the sun in Myanmar (Burma)
"Aye Aye’s family lives in a town on the Irawaddy River. Her mother is a nurse in a nearby hospital and her father is a fisherman. The story also provides an elementary introduction to Buddhist culture and the tradition of metta, a practice of saying phrases of loving-kindness"– Page 4 of cover […]
I see the sun in Mexico
A young boy describes his typical day in Mexico, having breakfast, going to the market, and then paying a visit to the sea shore […]
I See the Sun in Afghanistan
Provides a window into the life of an Afghan girl while touching on the effects of war […]
I See the Sun in China
Follows a young child as she travels from a small town to the city of Shanghai, portraying the events that take place from dawn until night over the course of that one day, in English and Mandarin Chinese […]
