{"product_id":"the-man-who-planted-trees-1","title":"Man Who Planted Trees","description":"\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\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\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\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\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\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\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","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54013751656792,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781933392813_f31a5b24-71d3-472b-9224-b396b5fba36b.jpg?v=1764990051","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-man-who-planted-trees-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}