{"product_id":"wild-drummer-of-the-apple-tunz-ali-kztzkzzolu-9786250036938","title":"Wild Drummer of the Apple Village","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn normally peaceful \u003cstrong\u003eApple Village\u003c\/strong\u003e, the events of the past month had left 12-year-old Elint-nicknamed\u003cstrong\u003e Curly Nettle\u003c\/strong\u003e in the village for her curly hair and sharp tongue-utterly confused.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was the wild forest boy known as \u003cstrong\u003eWild Drummer\u003c\/strong\u003e trying to tell the villagers with these words: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eYou're so obsessed with apples, you can't see the blessings of the forest.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the villagers, including Curly's father, \u003cstrong\u003eScribe\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Teacher, \u003cstrong\u003eMeticulous\u003c\/strong\u003e, were against the Wild Drummer. They wanted to keep this wild forest boy out of the village. Who was right and who was wrong? Should she follow the crowd, or should she defend the Wild Drummer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid the Teacher really teach everything worth learning, as her father claimed, or was there much to learn from \u003cstrong\u003eDoctor Oma\u003c\/strong\u003e and T\u003cstrong\u003ealeteller Opa\u003c\/strong\u003e, from others and from the forest?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd what about \u003cstrong\u003eStonehead\u003c\/strong\u003e, the giant of a boy who couldn't bring two sensible words together and smashed his school desk with a single punch when angered? Was the Teacher right in wanting to expel him from school for good, or did Stonehead-unable to express his feelings in words-possess a golden conscience that deserved to be understood?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurly was deeply troubled. Would she be able to make sound judgments and find the right path?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fairy-tale-like story takes place about 2000 years ago, in the ancient lands of Eastern Anatolia, on the banks of the great Euphrates River.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this story, the Wild Drummer tries to protect the forest-which he sees as his homeland-from the ever-expanding apple plantations that threaten to destroy it. He also rebels against what \u003cstrong\u003eVandana Shiva\u003c\/strong\u003e calls the \"monoculture of the mind,\" meaning mechanical uniformity and diminished diversity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWild Drummer of the Apple Village is a storybook with pictures and music. Two pieces of music, available through the provided social media links, accompany the story: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Drummer Overture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Drummer's Song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's note: I wrote this story originally in Turkish as a present for the 12th birthday of my daughter Elif Sumru, in May 2021. Later, I translated it into English. My daughter was about 12-13 years old when she drew the illustrations of this book with colored pens and pencils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a story with pictures and music for children aged 9-15 that encourages holistic and ecological thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tunç Ali Kütükçüoğlu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6250036938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786250036938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tunc Ali Kutukcuoǧlu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.15d","brand":"Tunç Ali Kütükçüo\u0026#287;lu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450460844287,"sku":"9786250036938","price":8.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ac79843-da19-46a7-b5f9-fcb8a5f43053.jpg?v=1777267893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-drummer-of-the-apple-tunz-ali-kztzkzzolu-9786250036938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}