"The Story of Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart" by Opal Whiteley, is a touching memoir that gives readers a peek into the early life of Opal Whiteley through her journal entries. The book shares her experiences as a child, highlighting her deep connection with nature, animals, and the world around her with a sense of wonder and imagination. Readers learn about her transition to living in a lumber camp with a new family after the loss of her parents. Opal's relationships with animals, and her observations of nature and family life shape her unique understanding of the world. Her daily life, conversations with trees and animals, and relationships with her rat bring vividness to her childhood.
The Story of Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart
By Opal Stanley Whiteley
Orphaned at a young age, a girl finds solace and wonder in the natural world, chronicling her imaginative adventures and connection with animals and nature.
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About the AuthorOpal Irene Whiteley was an American nature writer and diarist who gained international fame for the publication of her childhood diary, which featured meditations and observations of nature and wildlife. Raised in logging camps in rural Oregon, Whiteley was considered by some a child prodigy, and expressed intense interest in both writing and science in her youth. As an adolescent, she began tutoring and holding lectures on natural history and geology in her community, earning a reputation as an amateur naturalist, as well as becoming a noted speaker for the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour.
Opal Irene Whiteley was an American nature writer and diarist who gained international fame for the publication of her childhood diary, which featured meditations and observations of nature and wildlife. Raised in logging camps in rural Oregon, Whiteley was considered by some a child prodigy, and expressed intense interest in both writing and science in her youth. As an adolescent, she began tutoring and holding lectures on natural history and geology in her community, earning a reputation as an amateur naturalist, as well as becoming a noted speaker for the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour.
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