First Books (ages 3-8) • Picture books

Çölde Piknik
Picnic in the Desert

Huban Korman

Editor: Müren Beykan

Clean energy means smiling children...

Master artist Huban Korman tells a sun-drenched story based on memories of her childhood in Batman, Southeastern Anatolia. Told through the eyes of a child, she transforms the picnic adventure of a family living near an oil refinery into a colourful tale, which illustrates the importance of increasing clean energy sources. She inspires enthusiasm for science to harness the power of nature, and plants a wish full of hope, for the future of the world’s children.

Overview

When his father suggests going on a picnic together, Mustafa immediately starts packing his bag. But on the road to their breezy picnic dream, they cannot find a single tree for shade. As they move through the golden desert to take shelter in the shadow of a giant oil pump, Mustafa hears frightening sounds and clings to his sister’s skirt. Listening to the siblings’ colourful dreams, Uncle Yücel who is an engineer, promises them a surprise…

AUTHOR

Huban Korman

Born in İstanbul, Korman graduated from the Graphic Department of İstanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (now Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) in 1983. For over 30 years, she worked as an art director and creative director in multinational advertising agencies. She illustrated numerous children’s books and created drawings for children’s magazines. Among her most interesting works is a book she designed and illustrated for an album by a music group. In 2008, she was included in the International Board […]
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