The Lost Words: A Spell Book

The Lost Words: A Spell Book By Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris    Since the Lost Words’ publication in October 2017, this book has had a transformative effect on all who have encountered it. Described as a ‘cultural phenomenon’ in the Guardian, it has become a huge bestseller, has taken root in thousands of schools across the UK, been widely acclaimed as an instant classic, won numerous prizes, and inspired many creative thinkers, young and old. The book began as a response to the removal of everyday nature words - among them "acorn", "bluebell", "kingfisher" and "wren" - from a widely used children’s English dictionary. But The Lost Words then grew to become a much broader protest at the loss of the natural world around us, as well as a celebration of the creatures and plants with which we share our lives, in all their wonderful, characterful glory." The Lost Words is a ‘book of spells’ that seeks to conjure back the near-lost magic and strangeness of the nature that surrounds us