{"product_id":"the-singing-creek-where-the-willows-grow-the-mystical-nature-diary-of-opal-whiteley-paperback","title":"The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow: The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whiteley - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOpal Whiteley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Hoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before environmental consciousness became popular, a young nature writer named Opal Whitely captured America's heart. Opal's childhood diary, published in 1902, became an immediate bestseller, one of the most talked-about books of its time. Wistful, funny, and wise, it was described by an admirer as \"the revelation of the ...life of a feminine Peter Pan of the Oregon wilderness--so innocent, so intimate, so haunting, that I should not know where in all literature to look for a counterpart.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the diary soon fell into disgrace. Condemning it as an adult-written hoax, skeptics stirred a scandal that drove the book into obscurity and shattered the frail spirit of its author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscovering the diary by chance, bestselling author Benjamin Hoff set out to solve the longstanding mystery of its origin. His biography of Opal that accompanies the diary provides fascinating proof that the document is indeed authentic--the work of a magically gifted child, America's forgotten interpreter of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpal Whiteley grew up in logging settlements near the town of Cottage Grove, at the southern end of Oregon's Willamette Valley. A child literary prodigy and acclaimed nature teacher, she is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Fairyland Around Us\u003c\/b\u003e, a self-published nature book for children (1918) and her bestselling childhood diary, \u003cb\u003eThe Story of Opal\u003c\/b\u003e (1920).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Hoff grew up in a rural area a few miles from Portland, Oregon--at the opposite end of the valley in which Opal Whiteley wrote her diary. As a child, he, like Opal, preferred to spend his time outdoors, observing animals, insects, and plants. From an early age, he, too, loved to write. He is tha author of the bestselling \u003cb\u003eThe Tao of Pooh\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Te of Piglet\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 7.84 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467887919357,"sku":"9780140237207","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/fiJd6Pzepa9780140237207.webp?v=1777281321","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-singing-creek-where-the-willows-grow-the-mystical-nature-diary-of-opal-whiteley-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}