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The Lost Words

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A timeless, beautifully designed book for children and adults alike, The Lost Words is a gift that will be pored over and cherished for years to come.

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. A wild landscape of imagination and play is rapidly fading from our children’s minds.

The Lost Words stands 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 award-winning writer Robert Macfarlane and illustrations by Jackie Morris , this enchanting book evokes the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages.

Our Review Panel says...

With words like ‘broadband’ and ‘blog’ replacing ‘buttercup’ and ‘bluebell’ in children’s dictionaries, some critics have accused dictionary writers of erasing the natural word from children’s vocabularies. Others have argued that the changing lexicon is a reflection of the reality of living as a child in modern Britain, with outdoor play being ousted in favour of solitary electronics-based activities. Either way, once the ‘lost words’ have been removed from junior dictionaries and other word-based reference books, they are far less likely to have their common usage restored. The Lost Words is a collaboration between Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, seeking to ‘summon what has vanished’ and celebrate a host of disappearing words relating to the natural world. This is a book about preservation – of nature, of language and of childhood – and the beautifully illustrated over-sized hardback volume is in itself a book to preserve and treasure…

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