The Man Who Planted Trees A Novel From The Vintage Earth Collection

Binding: Paperback
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 Elz ard Bouffier. Staying with him he watches Elz ard 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 - Elz ard 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.
Title: The Man Who Planted Trees A Novel From The Vintage Earth Collection
Author(s): Giono Jean, Harry Brockway
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Barcode: 9781784878016
Pages: 64 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 10/25/2022
Series: Vintage Earth
Category: Fiction In Translation