The Lost Words is a gorgeous large-size hardback gift book for children and adults like, created after discovering that a major dictionary is now leaving out some of the most familiar words about nature, but including others that are nothing to do with nature.
Soon we’ll have dictionaries only listing ‘blackberries’ as electronic devices, over the fruits.
The words of the natural world are fast disappearing from children’s lives: Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn. A wild landscape of imagination and play is rapidly fading from our children’s minds.
This book stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration (in art and word) of nearby nature and its wonders.
With poems from award-winning writer Robert Macfarlane and illustrations by Welsh artist Jackie Morris, this enchanting book evokes the magic of language and nature for all ages. With matching music score for piano.
About the Author & Artist
Robert Macfarlane is a best-selling writer whose books have been adapted for BBC TV. He is a Fellow of Emmanuel College Cambridge, and writes for newspapers on environment, literature and travel.
Jackie Morris is a best-selling and award-winning writer and artist, whose books have captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of readers of all ages. She lives in a cottage on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
