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The lost words : a spell book / by Robert Macfarlane ; illustrated by Jackie Morris.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK : Hamish Hamilton, 2017.Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 38 cmISBN:
  • 0241253586
  • 9780241253588
Subject(s): Summary: This book was inspired by the decision to remove 50 'nature' words from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. These words included conker, bluebell, kingfisher, and acorn. From Acorn to Weasel: a gorgeous, hand-illustrated, large-format spell book celebrating the magic and wonder of the natural world. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. Words like Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, Acorn and Lark represent the natural world of childhood, a rich landscape of discovery and imagination that is fading from children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration of the poetry of nature words and the living glory of our distinctive, British countryside. With acrostic spell-poems by peerless wordsmith Robert Macfarlane and hand-painted illustrations by Jackie Morris, this enchanting book captures the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages.Summary: This large-format illustrated "spell book" of poems vividly conjures up bramble, heron, otter, and fern, along with other aspects of the natural world common between the northwestern United States and the United Kingdom. (Miller Library Staff)
List(s) this item appears in: Poetry in the Garden / Poets' Gardens
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection SB455 .M23 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800166845
Total holds: 0

Once upon a time, words began to vanish from the language of children. They disappeared so quietly that at first almost no one noticed - until one day, they were gone. But there is an old kind of magic for finding what is missing, and for summoning what has vanished. If the right spells are spoken, the lost words might return ...

This book was inspired by the decision to remove 50 'nature' words from the Oxford Junior Dictionary. These words included conker, bluebell, kingfisher, and acorn. From Acorn to Weasel: a gorgeous, hand-illustrated, large-format spell book celebrating the magic and wonder of the natural world. All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. Words like Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, Acorn and Lark represent the natural world of childhood, a rich landscape of discovery and imagination that is fading from children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood. It is a joyful celebration of the poetry of nature words and the living glory of our distinctive, British countryside. With acrostic spell-poems by peerless wordsmith Robert Macfarlane and hand-painted illustrations by Jackie Morris, this enchanting book captures the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages.

This large-format illustrated "spell book" of poems vividly conjures up bramble, heron, otter, and fern, along with other aspects of the natural world common between the northwestern United States and the United Kingdom. (Miller Library Staff)

Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up and for parents and teachers.

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