The book Making Tabouli is about traditional Lebanese food. George’s family comes from Lebanon. They love spending time together, and one of the things they love to do is to make tabouli salad. Everyone in the family has a special job to do. George can’t wait to eat the salad, but first Dad must taste it to make sure it is just right.

 

Lebanon is a small country bordering the Mediterranean Sea in the very west of Asia. It shares boarders with Syria and Israel. Its capital, Beirut, was destroyed by civil war, which raged between 1971 and 1992. The Lebanese people are determined to restore this seaside capital to its former beauty and elegance. Smart suburbs have been built around the inner city while work continues on its reconstruction.

 

The underlying values covered in the book Making Tabouli are:

- Freedom

- Caring

- Community

- Respect