olives

Sameer's neighbors left when war came to Lebanon, but now they have returned and instead of finding a friend to play with, Sameer meets an unfriendly girl, Muna, who confronts him about taking olives that fall from her family's tree to his side of the wall.

Simple text with full-color photographs shows how one Israeli family raises olives and describes how they use some of the oil to light their Hanukkah menorah.

Describes the history of olive trees and the structure, cultivation, and use of olives.