Aunt Zayyun and the Olive Tree - العمة زيون و شجرة الزيتون

Ages: 6+

Publisher: Asala and Tamer Foundation

Author: Fatima Sharaf Al-Deen

Illustrator: Sinan Halaq

Book Format: Paperback, 24 pages

Description

In a small village, there is a small mountain on which an olive tree lives. Next to the tree, Aunt Zayyun lives in a small hut. The tree and her have many similarities and are loved by the villagers. 

في ضيْعتنا الصَّغيرَةِ جَبَلٌ صغيرٌ، وعلى رَأْسِ الجَبَلِ شَجَرَةُ زَيْتونٍ كبيرةٌ في حديقةِ إمْرَأةٍ عجوزٍ تعيشُ في كوخٍ صُغيرٍ

Why we love it

Introduces children to the idea of being one with nature and to be kind to mother earth and how the more you take care of the earth, the more giving it will be.