'And so with great care he planted his hundred acorns' While hiking through the wild lavender
in a wind-swept desolate valley in Provence a man comes across a solitary shepherd called
Elzéard Bouffier. Staying with him he watches Elzéard sorting and then planting hundreds of
acorns as he walks through the wilderness. Ten years later after surviving the First World War
he visits the shepherd again. A young forest is slowly spreading over the valley - Elzéard 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 creating: a verdant green landscape that is a testament to one man's creative
instinct. 'I love the humanity of this story and how one man's efforts can change the future
for so many' Michael Morpurgo Independent VINTAGE EARTH is a series of books that reveals our
ever-changing relationship with the environment. 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.
