{"product_id":"the-lost-words-9780241253588","title":"The Lost Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timeless, beautifully designed gift for children and adults alike, The Lost Words is a gift that will be poured over and cherished for years to come.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll 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. A wild landscape of imagination and play is rapidly fading from our children''s minds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words \u003c\/i\u003estands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration - in art and word - of nearby nature and its wonders. With acrostic spell-poems by \u003cb\u003eaward-winning\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ewriter Robert Macfarlane\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eillustrations by Jackie Morris\u003c\/b\u003e, this enchanting book evokes the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*** Discover \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Spells,\u003c\/i\u003e the magical companion book from the creators of a literary phenomenon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. ***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I''ve read this year'' Frank Cottrell-Boyce, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty'' Alex Preston, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''My top book of the year'' Susan Hill, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language - and its scope'' Jeanette Winterson, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSumptuously illustrated\u003c\/b\u003e... the poems or nature summoning spells are indebted to Gerard Manley Hopkins with \u003cb\u003erich alliteration\u003c\/b\u003e, word-play and compound adjectives [and] the illustrations make plants and creatures \u003cb\u003eluminous\u003c\/b\u003e against backgrounds of gold leaf * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most \u003cb\u003estriking and poignant\u003c\/b\u003e picture books of the season...this giant tome contains not only beautiful illustrations but \u003cb\u003ea haunting series of poems\u003c\/b\u003e that read like a summoning back of the wild...a book in which \u003cb\u003eevery page seems like an act of love\u003c\/b\u003e * Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSumptuous\u003c\/b\u003e...a book combining \u003cb\u003emeticulous wordcraft with exquisite illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e deftly restores language describing the natural world to the children's lexicon... \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful book and an important one\u003c\/b\u003e * The Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breathtaking book\u003c\/b\u003e... Jackie Morris has created \u003cb\u003esomething that you could spend all day looking at\u003c\/b\u003e... This is the kind of complexity that can enthral a child as much as an adult...\u003cb\u003e Refreshingly accessible, slightly magical\u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the \u003cb\u003epublishing sensations of recent times is \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eMy top book of the year... It is one of those children's books for ages up to 99 years. The lost words are those my generation and earlier ones used every day and which are fast disappearing, and Macfarlane's aim is to resurrect the everyday glories of our language. May he succeed * Susan Hill *\u003cbr\u003eGilded and glorious, Jackie Morris's paintings illustrate Robert Macfarlane's acrostic poems in The Lost Words, one of the years loveliest books for all ages over 10 * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eRapturously received celebration of nature * The New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eMacfarlane is a changemaker... he has made nature-writing populis6t and big-selling. Morris's paintings are beautiful - at once familiar and other. A contender for book of the year * The Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003ePublisher's description. An illustrated spell-book in watercolour and gold leaf, from the rich creative minds of award-winning author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist Jackie Morris. As nature vanishes from children's language and their imagination, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e stands against the loss of magic, celebrating the joy of wild childhood and wild places. * Penguin *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47832708514135,"sku":"9780241253588","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241253588.jpg?v=1710337004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lost-words-9780241253588","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}