{"id":9534,"date":"2021-06-02T18:44:29","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T01:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?p=9534"},"modified":"2021-06-02T18:44:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T01:44:59","slug":"artist-photographer-melis-bursin-donates-book-proceeds-to-oc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/artist-photographer-melis-bursin-donates-book-proceeds-to-oc\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist &#038; Photographer Melis B\u00fcrsin Donates Book Proceeds to OC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Orangutan Conservancy is thankful to have received $550 USD from the photographer, artist, and author Melis B\u00fcrsin. B\u00fcrsin generously donated half of the profits generated from her new children&#8217;s book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/en\/us\/shop\/melis-bursin-and-nicole-debarber\/the-banana-tree\/paperback\/product-v7rrw7.html?page=1&amp;pageSize=4\">The Banana Tree<\/a><\/em>, to the Orangutan Conservancy on March 22nd, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having grown up in Indonesia, Melis B\u00fcrsin and her brother, actor Kerem B\u00fcrsin, fell in love with orangutans when they first saw them visiting Borneo. B\u00fcrsin told us that &#8220;[Orangutans] are really beautiful animals with incredible spirits&#8221;.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Banana Tree<\/em> is based on B\u00fcrsin&#8217;s childhood in Indonesia along with her and her brother&#8217;s wild imagination. It is authored by Melis B\u00fcrsin and illustrated by Nicole Debarber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;<em>Siblings Momo and Carrot go on an adventure where they help the orangutans take back their home.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p><cite><em>The Banana Tree<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">You can purchase Melis B\u00fcrsin&#8217;s book, <em>The Banana Tree<\/em>, by clicking the button below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/en\/us\/shop\/melis-bursin-and-nicole-debarber\/the-banana-tree\/paperback\/product-v7rrw7.html?page=1&amp;pageSize=4\" style=\"background-color:#079f67\"><strong><em>The Banana Tree<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melisbursin.com\/?fbclid=IwAR02joQNvg5sxnKpd0h0hT_KDPKtLX5A0WuOjSSGAmNMBP9YiuP2uPwSibw\" style=\"background-color:#009860\"><strong>Melis B\u00fcrsin&#8217;s Website<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orangutan Conservancy is thankful to have received $550 USD from the photographer, artist, and author Melis B\u00fcrsin. B\u00fcrsin generously donated half of the profits generated from her new children&#8217;s book, The Banana Tree, to the Orangutan Conservancy on March 22nd, 2021. 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