Reviews of the Giant Watermelon

Christelle G, Syrian student from Aleppo

It's a brilliant and intriguing  book. What Tarik said is really meaningfull and it's so useful for children to know these days , especially Syrian refugees. This is a creative way to teach children about important things in life. My favorite  part is :

‘But who will teach us?’ they asked Tarik.
‘We will teach ourselves,’ he said.’ You will teach and I will teach and everyone will teach.’

In this way, children will know that solidarity is important between individuals in a society. And the fact that he decided to benefit from the giant watermelon (a gift from nature, that can be unique, who knows if his watermelons will grow as big as that watermelon in the future?) for a long period of time. People decided to eat it , or to sell it , all for their own benefit. But Tarik wanted to make of the watermelon something that lasts and not only satisfies his family's, his friends and his needs, but other's too. I absolutely love it.