Olive Wood Heart Small Chicago A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse

A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna’s son)

a concentration camp survivor

The book is incandescent with empathy and gratitude

”  A surprise discovery—that his grandfather’s cousin not only survived the war

Olive Wood Heart Small Chicago A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verseHand carved in Israel. The olive wood products are crafted by the Giacaman Family. The family uses the olive branches pruned from olive groves for all of their carvings trees are never cut down for the wood. The branches are dried for a year or more before the wood is ready for use. Great care is taken in selecting, drying and carving, to showcase the beautiful grains of each piece. Small cracks, imperfections and grain variation are part of their