The Man Who Planted Trees

<p><b>&#145;A book for children from 8 to 80. I love the humanity of this story and how one man&#146;s efforts can change the future for so many. It&#146;s a real message of hope.&#146; Michael Morpurgo</b><br><b><br>Discover this beloved masterpiece of nature writing that is a</b><b> hymn to creation and to the power of the individual to do their bit to change the world for the better.</b><br><br>In 1910 while hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept desolate valley in Provence a man comes across a shepherd called Elz&#233;ard Bouffier. Staying with him he watches Elz&#233;ard sorting and then planting hundreds of acorns as he walks through the wilderness. <br><br> 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. Elz&#233;ard&#146;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&#146;s creative instinct.<br><br><b>A beautiful story of hope survival and selflessness <i>The Man Who Planted Trees</i> resonates as strongly with readers today as when it was first published.</b><br><b><br>Featuring an introduction from award-winning naturalist Richard Mabey author of <i>Nature Cure</i>.</b></p>