The Talking Tree

by Kumar Paudel

This book features a story - a dialogue between a human and a tree oddly takes place. A boy named Ramesh is bewildered by an unusual sound while walking through the forest which leads to his school in rural Nepal. They both get into an unexpected conversation where this lesser-known tree, Marie’s yew shares her pains and pleads to us to save these trees from extinction. Ramesh, her new friend, realizes the importance of cancer-treating Marie’s yew tree and promises to conserve it.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2021

About the author

Kumar Paudel is a conservation scientist and nature writer from Nepal.

Graduated from the University of Cambridge, he currently leads the conservation non-profit Greenhood Nepal and serves as Vice Chair of the IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group. He is a National Geographic Explorer, and his work has won numerous awards worldwide, including the prestigious Future for Nature 2025.