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Bezig met laden... These Olive Treesdoor Aya Ghanameh
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. My heart broke when they had to move and leave their land. I can't help but to cry. I imagined how beautiful Palestine would be, but everything was destroyed. They destroy everything, not only the land but the smile and the life of the Palestinians. I fall in love with this book. I love the art and the symbols of Palestinians (I assume). I love the story. I love everysingle piece of this book. I hope Palestinians will get what they deserve sooner. The permanent ceasefire. Aamiin. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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The story of a Palestinian family's ties to the land, and how one young girl finds a way to care for her home, even as she says goodbye. It's 1967 in Nablus, Palestine. Oraib loves the olive trees that grow outside the refugee camp where she lives. Each harvest, she and her mama pick the small fruits and she eagerly stomp stomp stomps on them to release their golden oil. Olives have always tied her family to the land, as Oraib learns from the stories Mama tells of a home before war. But war has come to their door once more, forcing them to flee. Even as her family is uprooted, Oraib makes a solemn promise to her beloved olive trees. She will see to it that their legacy lives on for generations to come. Debut author-illustrator Aya Ghanameh boldly paints a tale of bitterness, hope, and the power of believing in a free and thriving future. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The canvas tent in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus, Palestine, is the only home Oraib and her younger siblings have ever known. Before war broke out, Mama lived in Al-Tira, where for years the family cared for the olive trees. The family still relies on the trees—their trimmings are kindle for fire; the oil from the olives can be used to cook with and make soap. Ghanameh captures Oraib’s sadness when she learns war has found its way to Nablus and the family must pack their belongings and leave the olive trees behind. Oraib’s hope of returning is evident as she plants a pit, saying, “Wait for me. One day, when we’re older, I’ll return to you for harvest.” In this poignant yet child-appropriate perspective on warfare, Ghanameh’s hand-drawn illustrations full of green landscape and white tents bring to life the refugee experience. References to Palestinian culture can be found throughout, from endpapers with stitched, embroidered patterns to Mama’s thobe. In an author’s note, Ghanameh discusses how the book was inspired by her grandmother, who was born in 1953 shortly after the Nabka, or the displacement of thousands of Palestinians. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
A sorrowful tale of the impact of warfare, infused with hope. (photographs) (Picture book. 4-8)
-Kirkus Review