Download or read book The Flowering Almond Rod written by Ge Verhoog and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flowering Almond Rod tells the story of an impoverished widow who felt strongly that the children 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.