{"product_id":"9781933392813-man-who-planted-trees-annive","title":"The Man Who Planted Trees","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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.' Michael Morpurgo, \u003cem\u003eIndependent \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[This] simple classic may just hold the secret to meaningful existence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Powers, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Planted Trees \u003c\/em\u003ewas first published by Chelsea Green twenty years ago and it became a timeless classic. Now this beautiful gift edition is available for the first time in the UK, complete with reproductions of the original woodcut engravings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ageless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth, Elzéard Bouffier spends his life planting one hundred acorns a day in a desolate, barren section of Provence in the south of France. The result is a total transformation of the landscape - from one devoid of life, with miserable, contentious inhabitants, to one filled with the scent of flowers, the songs of birds and fresh, flowing water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince our first publication, \u003cem\u003eThe Man Who Planted Trees \u003c\/em\u003ehas sold over a quarter of a million copies and inspired countless numbers of people around the world to take action and plant trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition includes a foreword by Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the African Green Belt Movement. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt has given me much joy to reread this story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWendell Berry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40828064137313,"sku":"9781933392813","price":7.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33664749.jpg?v=1744317907","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781933392813-man-who-planted-trees-annive","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}