The Man Who Planted Trees

This is the twentieth anniversary edition of French writer/pacifist Giono's (1895-1970) classic tale of a shepherd who planted acorns daily for 30 years. It includes the original wood engravings by Michael McCurdy, a new foreword by Wangari Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and a new afterword by the founder of TreePeople. Originally published in 1954 in Vogue as "The Man Who Planted Trees and Grew Happiness." Annotation 穢2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)