{"product_id":"9781860461170-man-who-planted-trees","title":"The Man Who Planted Trees","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the years the desolate hills and lifeless villages which so oppressed the traveller are transformed by the dedication of one man. This title offers a hymn to creation and a purveyor of confidence in man's ability to change his - indeed the world's - lot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover this beloved masterpiece of nature writing that is a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e hymn to creation and to the power of the individual to do their bit to change the world for the better.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1910, while hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a shepherd called Elzéard Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elzéard sorting and then planting hundreds of acorns as he walks through the wilderness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. Elzéard’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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful story of hope, survival and selflessness, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Planted Trees\u003c\/i\u003e resonates as strongly with readers today as when it was first published.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing an introduction from award-winning naturalist Richard Mabey, author of \u003ci\u003eNature Cure\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31707076886625,"sku":"9781860461170","price":7.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32420779.jpg?v=1737274620","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781860461170-man-who-planted-trees","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}