The Ant Rebellion
by Toprak Isik
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The first English translation of a leading Turkish author, The Ant Rebellion is a tour de force of a junior novel that has sold over 30,000 copies in Turkey.
Ants are famous for their hard work, but some ants prefer exploiting others rather than doing it themselves. One day these ant slavers start to take away the children of the ant farmers to work for them - but they did not count on the spirit of resistance from the farmers.
The Ant Rebellion is a universal allegory about freedom, resistance and change. The book features illustrations by renowned artist Sedat Girgin.
Author: Toprak Isik
ISBN: 9781990042935
Publisher: Oratia Media
Published: 15/10/2025
Format: Paperback / softback
About the Author
Toprak Isik is a prolific, award-winning writer of books for children (fiction and non-fiction) as well as for theatre and academic audiences. An engineer by profession, he makes science easy to understand for readers of all ages. Toprak lives with his wife in Istanbul, Turkey; see https://toprakisik.com.
Sedat Girgin is an artist who has illustrated more than 90 books and received numerous awards including a nomination for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He lives and works in Istanbul; see https://sedatgirgin.com.
Alvin Parmaris a UK-based translator/editor working in Turkish, English, French, German and Georgian. He has translated 15 books from Turkish to English.