The flowering almond rod
Subtitle: the story of Trui Straatman, a courageous believer in Christian education
By: Ge Verhoog, translated and adapted by Hendrika Bouw Schuld and Evelyn Sterenberg
Contributors: Schuld, Hendrika Bouw, adaptor; Sterenberg, Evelyn, adaptor
Publisher: Friesen Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Victoria, BC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781460267509; 9781460267516
Subjects: Fiction; Christian education; History
Other titles: Story of Trui Straatman, a courageous believer in Christian education
Description: 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.