Lost Words

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER n n WINNER OF THE CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL 2019 n n WINNER OF THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK AWARD 2017 n n SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2018 n n 'The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I've read this year' Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Observer n n 'Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language - and its scope' Jeanette Winterson, Guardian n n 'Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty' Alex Preston, Observer n n 'My top book of the year' Susan Hill, Spectator n n From the outstanding creative partnership of Robert Macfarlane (Underland, The Old Ways) and Jackie Morris (Tell Me a Dragon, The Snow Leopard) n n All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world - Dandelion, Otter, Bramble and Acorn, all gone. The rich landscape of wild imagination and wild play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. n n The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration of nature words and the natural world they invoke. With acrostic spell-poems by award-winning writer Robert Macfarlane and hand-painted illustration by Jackie Morris, this enchanting book captures the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages. n