The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
Written by Administrator Saturday, 22 January 2011 20:20
The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
Read by Rick BarterThis story, also known as "The Story of Elzeard Bouffier";"The Most Extraordinary Character I Ever Met", and "The Man who Planted Hope and Reaped Happiness", was written in the late 1940s and donated to the public domain by the author, Jean Giono, translated into many languages, and freely distributed to school children across Europe.
This is an inspiring story of how one person, working steadily and quietly, can make a very big difference in the world.
An animated adaptation of the story, produced in 1987, won the Academy Award for best animated short film, as well as several other awards that year.
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(This audio version of The Man Who Planted Trees is about 30 minutes in length)
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