Counting up the Olive Tree: A Palestine Number Book – Golbarg Bashi and Nabi H Ali

Counting up the Olive Tree: A Palestine Number Book is a rhythmic adventure where little Palestinian football (soccer) players—boys and girls—work together to save an olive tree in a race against time. Following on the extraordinary success of P Is for Palestine: A Palestine Alphabet Book, Golbarg Bashi teamed up with the gifted artist Nabi H. Ali to create Counting up the Olive Tree to help young readers practice counting numbers and learn the power of cooperation. Praise “Uplifting storyline, cheerful illustrations, delightful, empowering, inspiring.”—Dr. Nada Elia, coeditor of The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex“Counting up the Olive Tree is a jamboree of colors and childhood exuberance rooted in the heart of Palestine. An infectious delight for young readers and parents alike.”—Remi Kanazi, is a Palestinian-American performance poet, writer, and organizer“Golbarg Bashi cleverly uses the game of football, that is unifying to the world, that