tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post4005486165339307552..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: The Man Who Planted TreesStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19405185992811988002012-01-28T16:56:12.040+00:002012-01-28T16:56:12.040+00:00Thank you so much for that! And how nice to give ...Thank you so much for that! And how nice to give it as a gift - what a great idea.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40584549017660323292012-01-28T16:38:50.048+00:002012-01-28T16:38:50.048+00:00This is a lovely book and I re-read it every few y...This is a lovely book and I re-read it every few years and given many copies to friends who are parents or people managers. This book has made into an animation and my favorite is this four part youtube vide with amazing music. The Man Who Planted Trees 1/4 Johnson Dunning Chvatal<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBNbKWBwANEEBspirithttp://www.facebook.com/EBspirit?v=wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4693776645676614022010-05-29T12:56:50.189+01:002010-05-29T12:56:50.189+01:00Mystica - do follow the link and read the first 18...Mystica - do follow the link and read the first 18pp. for now!<br /><br />Peter - thanks, I've added it to the list...<br /><br />Polly - they're stunning, aren't they? I do love a good woodcut...<br /><br />Thomas - haha, well that makes reading it easier!<br /><br />Mum - I do remember Michael thingummy planting foxgloves around Eckington...<br /><br />Verity - I know, they are, aren't they? Such energy in them.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57810836362762149182010-05-28T12:12:13.232+01:002010-05-28T12:12:13.232+01:00Those woodcuts are beautiful!Those woodcuts are beautiful!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26782833068176670682010-05-28T08:21:36.957+01:002010-05-28T08:21:36.957+01:00Do you remember 'Johnnie Appleseed' - the ...Do you remember 'Johnnie Appleseed' - the song about a man who planted apple trees all over the United States (well, maybe not ALL over) so that there would always be apples for travellers to eat? I have noticed in my travels around South Somerset that you sometimes come across an apple tree near a road junction, on a piece of common land - the same idea I guess. 'He who plants trees plants for the future and not for himself.' Good point.ovwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49308952822024154312010-05-28T03:35:09.404+01:002010-05-28T03:35:09.404+01:00I thought this book looked familiar. As I was unpa...I thought this book looked familiar. As I was unpacking boxes of books tonight (28 of them) I realized I own a copy of this book. I am a little embarrassed that I didn't remember immediately.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50847059078495165332010-05-27T10:18:25.480+01:002010-05-27T10:18:25.480+01:00What gorgeous images!What gorgeous images!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71289504650813135682010-05-27T09:46:09.588+01:002010-05-27T09:46:09.588+01:00I very much enjoyed Giono's novel Harvest whic...I very much enjoyed Giono's novel <i>Harvest</i> which was written in the inter-war (WW1, WW2) period.Dark Pussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77511199956758543672010-05-27T00:14:18.070+01:002010-05-27T00:14:18.070+01:00I doubt I would be able to get this book in this p...I doubt I would be able to get this book in this part of the world but thank you for the review as well as the illustrations.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com