THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES <i> by Jean Giono, translated by Jean Roberts, illustrated by Frederic Back (CBC Enterprises/Direct Cinema/ Box 10003, Santa Monica, CA 90410-9003: $16.95).</i>

Jean Giono’s true account of the unlettered shepherd, Elzeard Bouffier, who single-handed restored a Provencal wasteland by planting hundreds of thousands of trees, has been a classic of ecological literature since its initial publication. The illustrations to this edition were adpated from Frederic Back’s exquisite film. One of the most highly acclaimed animated films of the ‘80s, “The Man Who Planted Trees” received more than three dozen awards and prizes throughout the world, including the Oscar. This beautiful book belongs in the library of every ecology-minded person, and is an ideal story to read aloud to children.