The Man Who Planted Trees
The Man Who Planted Trees is the inspiring story of David Milarch’s quest to clone the biggest trees on the planet in order to save our forests and ecosystem—as well as a hopeful lesson about how each of us has the ability to make a ...
‘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.
Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of The Man Who Planted Trees, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth.
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.
The Man Who Planted Trees is the inspiring story of David Milarch’s quest to clone the biggest trees on the planet in order to save our forests and ecosystem—as well as a hopeful lesson about how each of us has the ability to make a ...
Describes the efforts of a former alcoholic nurseryman, whose near-death experience prompted him to attempt to find the best specimens of the U.S.' 872 known species of trees and use them to propagate their offspring around the world.
A solitary man plants a forest over many years, rejuvenating a barren wasteland.
The timeless story of a solitary shepherd who spent his life working anonymously to reforest Provence, France, and by doing so revitalized the land and the people who lived there.
Man Who Planted Trees is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
A fictional retelling of the story of Elzéard Bouffier, who spent his later years planting trees in a desolate, barren section of France.
Shepherd Elzard Bouffier lives alone with his sheep not far from a drought-stricken and windswept hamlet.
Twenty years ago Chelsea Green published the first trade edition of The Man Who Planted Trees, a timeless eco-fable about what one person can do to restore the earth. The...
Shepherd Elzard Bouffier lives alone with his sheep not far from a drought-stricken and windswept hamlet.