Jak ocalić drzewa? Osobista więź z drzewem w opowiadaniu „Cud kwitnących sadów” Wandy Osuchowskiej-Orłowskiej oraz powieściach „Ostatnie drzewo na Ziemi” Małgorzaty Kur i „A kiedy zniknie pustynia” Marie Pavlenko
How to Save Trees? A Personal Bond with a Tree in the Story „Cud kwitnących sadów” by Wanda Osuchowska-Orłowska and the Novels „Ostatnie drzewo na Ziemi” by Małgorzata Kur and „A kiedy zniknie pustynia” by Marie Pavlenko

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the short story Cud kwitnących sadów (1987) by Wanda Osuchowska-Orłowska and the novels Ostatnie drzewo na Ziemi (2021) by Małgorzata Kur and A kiedy zniknie pustynia (2020, Polish edition 2022) by Marie Pavlenko, addressed to young readers. These stories, subjected to an ecocritical reading, can help in repairing the future thanks to new, better stories about it, as postulated by Marcin Napiorkowski. All of the above-mentioned texts analyzed in the article are intended to make the recipient aware of the consequences that threaten the human species if all trees disappear from the Earth. These are fantasy stories set in the near future. They all bring hope that even damaged ecosystems can be rebuilt, and the key to this is the personal involvement of people – scientists, but above all, children characters – in saving trees. This personal involvement is made possible by building a personal relationship with trees. This bond in turn, is created thanks to stories passed down from generation to generation.

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