The Lost Words

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERbr>br>BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CHILDREN''S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018br>br>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.br>br>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.br>br>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.br>br>*** Discover The Lost Spells, the magical companion book from the creators of a literary phenomenon. ***br>br>Praise for The Lost Words:br>br>''The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I''ve read this year'' Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Observerbr>br>''Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty'' Alex Preston, Observerbr>br> ''My top book of the year'' Susan Hill, Spectatorbr>br>''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>

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Rober Macfarlane, Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
• Verlag: Hamish Hamilton
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 5 Jahren
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 05.10.2017
• EAN: 9780241253588
• ISBN: 978-0-241-25358-8
• Seiten: 128
• Abmessung: 277 mm x 375 mm x 17 mm
• Themen: Ratgeber > Natur; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Trees & Forests, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats, Interest age: from c 5 years, Poetry (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Poetry