The flowering almond rod

the long version

The Flowering Almond Rod tells the story of an impoverished widow who felt strongly that the children in her little Dutch village needed to learn to read. In the late 1800's Harskamp did not have a school and even though the people were deeply religious, they were sliding into superstitious ways since many could not read the Bible. This English version is a translation and adaptation of an original Dutch language book. -- back cover.