Books with author Judy Ayyildiz

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.

"Mud River is memorable...capable of telling a horror story...especially when plopping the thing into a basket of flowers."-Black Water Review "...fun-how often do we get to recommend poetry with that?...reckless rapture...works...Some quicker, wilder efforts are nearly inimitable...adventurous metaphors."-Fred Chappell, author, Professor UNC "...unforced and authentic, pretty rare today...It's all in Ayyildiz's diction-style, lyric sounds...taut lines, details, images, no false word choices...incisive...real..."-William Packard, NY Quarterly "...Joseph Heller told No Laughing Matter. Ayyildiz equals-in ways surpasses-his account in Nothing but Time."-Walter James Miller, author, NYU Professor Emeritus