The Man Who Planted Trees

Jean Giono, Barbara Bray, Harry Brockway , Richard Mabey

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French

Harvill
01 August 2002

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Introduction by Richard Mabey for the first time in paperback edition.

'A book for children from 8 to 80. I love the humanity of this story and how one man's efforts can change the future for so many. It's a real message of hope.' Michael Morpurgo

Discover 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 wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a shepherd called Elzeard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzeard 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. Elzeard's 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 man's 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 award-winning naturalist Richard Mabey, author of Nature Cure.

By: Jean Giono
Illustrated by: Harry Brockway
Introduction by: Richard Mabey
Translated by: Barbara Bray
Imprint: Harvill
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 77g
ISBN: 9781860461170
ISBN 10: 1860461174
Pages: 52
Publication Date: 01 August 2002
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Man Who Planted Trees

A book for children from 8 to 80. I love the humanity of this story and how one man's efforts can change the future for so many -- Michael Morpurgo * Independent * The Man Who Planted Trees...is really special to me - it's a book I give away to people a lot -- Kevin McCloud * Mail on Sunday * One of the greatest writers of our generation Thoughtful and potent, this captivating tale of nature and nurture will bring a smile to many lips * Connexion * In Giono's work what every sensitive, full-blooded individual ought to be able to recognise at once is 'the song of the world'