The Man Who Planted Trees Av Jean Giono

<p><i><b>''And so, with great care, he planted his hundred acorns''</b></i><br><br>While hiking through the wild lavender in a wind-swept, desolate valley in Provence, a man comes across a solitary shepherd called Elz¿d Bouffier. Staying with him, he watches Elz¿d 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. A young forest is slowly spreading over the valley - Elz¿d 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 creatin a verdant, green landscape that is a testament to one man''s creative instinct.<br><br>''I love the humanity of this story and how one man''s efforts can change the future for so many'' <b>Michael Morpurgo, <i>Independent</i></b><br><br><b>VINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our ever-