A Timeless Journey Told by Mr. Walnut

Phillip E. Hauck

ISBN 10: 0966222873 / ISBN 13: 9780966222876

Published by Dab Publishing Company, 2000

About this Item

Hardcover. Condition: COLLECTIBLE - NEW. Audre Rawlings Arena (Illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition, First Thus. Stated 1st Edition. BRAND NEW copy. The story of walnuts told by a walnut --- Mr. Wally Walnut, to be precise. So it is, we learn the walnut first set root in the Middle East. Much loved by the Romans, they are transplanted here and there, and, will arrive with the pilgrim fathers to America. Legend and lore are deftly interwoven with documented historical accounts and the botanical nature of this still much loved nut.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Timeless Journey Told by Mr. Walnut
• Publisher: Dab Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966222873
• ISBN 13: 9780966222876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Audrey Rawlings Arena
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Books
  • First editions

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Synopsis

NEW - COLLECTIBLE Hardcover Text/NEW & Bright. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/None As Issued. 2000 First Edition, First Thus. A children's book about the Persian walnut. Author Phillip Eugene Hauck (1920 - 2016) had a 66 acre walnut orchard in Atwater, CA. --- well earning the appellation of "Mr. Walnut" !. Religious history tells us the walnut was present in the Garden of Eden, home to Adam & Eve before being expelled for disobeying God, and, the Bible says the nut was the celebratory gift the Three Wise Men presented to Joseph on the birth of Jesus. Historical records show Roman emperors so enjoyed it they attributed the walnut as a gift to man from the god Jupiter, and, Chinese emperors long prized the nut before pilgrims introduced it to America. This story, for children, is a mini-travelogue through history of this Middle Eastern fruit, is told by Mr. Wally Walnut. Legends & lore deftly interwoven w/historical accounts with botanical science, horticulture & agriculture. 23 pgs, beautifully illustrated by Audrey Rawlings Arena, is proceeded by critical, unedited, book Reviews from children, and, concludes w/walnut recipes & Glossary.