The Lost Words | Nature, Poetry, Beautiful Nature Art | Ages 3 to 103!

BEAUTIFUL ART  From bestselling author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful illustrated book for readers young and old. 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. 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 poems by award-winning writer Robert Macfarlane and hand-painted illustrations by Jackie Morris, this enchanting book captures the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages AWARDS AND ACCOLADES Winner of the Hay Festival Book of the Year 2017 Winner of the The Beautiful Book Award at the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards in November 2017  Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards in 2018, alongside The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Walker Books) Shortlisted in 2018 for the £5,000 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writing Shortlisted for the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards 2018: Country Book of the Year Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2017 Shortlisted for the The UK's Favourite Nature Book people's choice in 2018 Longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Children's Book Award 2019 Longlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Children's Book Award 2019 DETAILS The Lost Words Written by Robert MacFarland and illustrated by Jackie Morris.  Published by Anansi International, October 2, 2018. Written for multiple ages from 3 to 103 — of course a 3 year old would need some guidance.  0.75" H x 14.81" L x 11.0" W (3.2 lbs) 128 Hardcover