Jean Giono The Man Who Planted Trees Paperback Book

A book for children from 8 to 80. I love the humanity of this story and how one mans efforts can change the future for so many. Its a real message of hope. Michael MorpurgoDiscover this beloved masterpiece of nature writing that is a hymn to creation and to the power of the individual to do their bit to change the world for the better. In 1910, while hiking through the wild lavender in a windswept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a shepherd called Elzard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzard sorting and then planting hundreds of acorns as he walks through the wilderness. Ten years later, after surviving the First World War, he visits the shepherd again and sees the young forest he has created spreading slowly over the valley. Elzards solitary, silent work continues and the narrator returns year after year to see the miracle he is gradually creating a verdant, green landscape that is a testament to one mans creative instinct. A beautiful story of hope, survival and selflessness, The Man Who Planted Trees resonates as strongly with readers today as when it was first published. Featuring an introduction from awardwinning naturalist Richard Mabey, author of Nature Cure. | Jean Giono The Man Who Planted Trees Paperback Book