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Original bdg. HC. Oblong 4to. (29 x 29 cm). In English and Turkish. 171 p., color ills. Life story of the silk worm.= Ipek böceginin yasam öyküsü. The story of the silkworm was told in the book from the silkworm egg to the silk. Narrators (silkworm, mulberry leaf and author) told the story from their own perspectives. The silkworm ate lots of mulberry leaves during the caterpillar stage since continuing its bloodline was its fundamental goal. It underwent the necessary transformations inside the silk walled house it weaved. It was reborn as a moth and came out of its cocoon. It coupled and left the eggs that will continue its bloodline. Thus, it experienced the joy of fulfilling its task before passing away. This natural cycle of life does not always continue in this manner. The goal of mankind to obtain the silk on the walls of the cocoon continuously disrupts the reproduction instinct of the silkworm. The silkworm tells the change in its life as such: "From that point onwards, I am just a string of silk. I am now a part of the lives of humans with my silk. I become the clothes on people's bodies or a carpet on which children play. I live with people, move with people, breathe with people. I am also udes as a building material of many artworks. I pay the price fort he silk I produce with my life. However, I start living among the people with their own energies. The 'silk' in my name 'silkworm' keeps on living. Thus, I am immortalized in the art of living with my silk. This consoles and immortalizes me.".