Speking Leaves — Fatma Balcı

Born in 1982 in Eskişehir the author graduated from Gazi University and gained recognition with her award winning essay Gelirsen Allahaısmarladık during UNESCO s Year of Mevlana She has published 11 books primarily focused on works for children and young readers Her writings have appeared in various magazines and publications and she has held roles as a copywriter editor and project coordinator She continues her work in educational workshops on topics such as Interdisciplinary Writing and Bibliotherapy She is married the mother of two daughters and a cat Let us begin with the story of a tree We hear the cracking sound of a seed bursting open nurtured by crystalline rains We listen to the lullaby of the seed as it sends a shoot skyward to drink from the clouds and grows roots underground to embrace the soil We hear the whisper of the wind promising blossoms to the budding branches and the colorful laughter of blooms bursting forth On the tree that shelters birds and offers shade to travelers we hear the faint chewing of tiny worms and we do not grieve for we know that when the tree s story ends the story of paper begins Tanıtım Bülteninden

Born in 1982 in Eskişehir the author graduated from Gazi University and gained recognition with her award winning essay Gelirsen Allahaısmarladık during UNESCOs Year of Mevlana She has published 11 books primarily focused on works for children and young readers Her writings have appeared in various magazines and publications and she has held roles as a copywriter editor and project coordinator She continues her work in educational workshops on topics such as Interdisciplinary Writing and Bibliotherapy She is married the mother of two daughters and a cat Let us begin with the story of a tree We hear the cracking sound of a seed bursting open nurtured by crystalline rains We listen to the lullaby of the seed as it sends a shoot skyward to drink from the clouds and grows roots underground to embrace the soil We hear the whisper of the wind promising blossoms to the budding branches and the colorful laughter of blooms bursting forth On the tree that shelters birds and offers shade to travelers we hear the faint chewing of tiny worms and we do not grieve for we know that when the trees story ends the story of paper begins

Born in 1982 in Eskişehir the author graduated from Gazi University and gained recognition with her award winning essay Gelirsen Allahaısmarladık during UNESCO s Year of Mevlana She has published 11 books primarily focused on works for children and young readers Her writings have appeared in various magazines and publications and she has held roles as a copywriter editor and project coordinator She continues her work in educational workshops on topics such as Interdisciplinary Writing and Bibliotherapy She is married the mother of two daughters and a cat Let us begin with the story of a tree We hear the cracking sound of a seed bursting open nurtured by crystalline rains We listen to the lullaby of the seed as it sends a shoot skyward to drink from the clouds and grows roots underground to embrace the soil We hear the whisper of the wind promising blossoms to the budding branches and the colorful laughter of blooms bursting forth On the tree that shelters birds and offers shade to travelers we hear the faint chewing of tiny worms and we do not grieve for we know that when the tree s story ends the story of paper begins