Placeholder text

Go to cart

The Man Who Planted Trees

By Jean Giono

Product Image: The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

- Default Title
Description
'And so, with great care, he planted his hundred acorns' While hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a solitary shepherd called Elzéard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzéard 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. A young forest is slowly spreading over the valley - Elzéard has continued his work. Year after year the narrator returns to see the miracle being created: a verdant, green landscape that is testament to one man's creative instinct. miracle he is gradually creating: a verdant, green landscape that is a testament to one man's creative instinct. 'I love the humanity of this story and how one man's efforts can change the future for so many' Michael Morpurgo, Independent VINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our ever-changing relationship with the environment. These are stories old and young, set in worlds real or imagined, that allow us to explore our connection to the natural world. Transformative, wild, surprising and essential, these novels take on the most urgent story of our times.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
64
Release Date:
2022-07-07
Publication Date:
2022-07-07
Publisher:
Random House UK Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1784878014
ISBN13:
9781784878016
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
8
Weight:
69 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
191 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
Currently sold out