Examination of the Children's Novel from Croatia Named "The Extraordinary Adventures of Apprentice Hlapić" in Terms of the Principle of Relativity to the Child

For people, childhood includes a period that is universal. The importance of this period in some societies was understood early but in some recognized later. The idea that the child should be educated systematically, especially in in Western societies, has formed the foundations of children's education and literature. Children’s Literature of the Croatians, who had traveled throughout Europe from the Balkans to Europe during the history, started from the 17th century onwards, but the most important works began to be given towards the end of the 19th century. Even though we’re connected with strong historical bonds, Croatian literature is not well known in Turkey. However, the children's novel The Apprentice Hlapić's Extraordinary Adventures which was written in 1913 by Ivana Brlić Mažuranić which was translated into hundreds of languages by Ivana Brlić Mažuranić in 1913, was translated into Turkish by the contribution of the Croatian- Turkish Association of Rijeka and the Department of Turcology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb. The novel was published by Nesin Publishing House Children’s Paradise Library and the novel continues to sell. The aim of the study is to evaluate the children's novel Ivan The Extraordinary Adventures of Apprentice Hlapić ğı written by Ivana Brlić Mažuranić in 1913 and translated into hundreds of languages in terms of internal and external structural features. In this study, the historical development of Croatian Children's Literature, external and internal structural features of the novel “The Extraordinary Adventures of Apprentice Hlapić“ and it's suitability to the basic educational principles were examined. This study is a descriptive study and it is based on document analysis method. It is considered that the novel is suitable for children aged 9-12, who are target readers, in terms of external and internal structural features and educational principles.

Keywords

Children’s Literature, Croatian Children’s Literature, Ivana Brlić Mažuranić, The Appentice Hlapić’s Extraordinary Adventures, Child Education.