{"product_id":"the-lost-words-lost-works","title":"The Lost Words (Lost Works)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Lost Words \u003c\/em\u003eis neither a read-on-the-commute book nor a recline-in-bed-and-prop-on-your-belly book. Its weight and unapologetic size demand it be explored on a flat surface; even better, on the floor with you kneeling over it; even better, read aloud; even better, with a child or friend.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrion Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescription for Sales People\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN UNPARALLELLED GIFT BOOK: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e is a gorgeously designed, fully illustrated, one-of-a-kind large format book that would make the perfect gift book for the holidays. The package is beautiful, featuring a gold-foil-stamped printed case and full colour, full-bleed illustrations. Jackie Morris' artwork brings to life the poems' nature themes and would stand out even without the accompanying evocative poems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA PROMINENT AUTHOR AND PERSONALITY WITH MANY PLATFORMS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobert Macfarlane is a major literary and cultural figure in the United Kingdom with his writing on environmental topics regularly featured in the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGranta\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a regular presence on television and hosted an adaptation of his book \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Places\u003c\/em\u003e on BBC's \u003cem\u003eThe Natural World\u003c\/em\u003e. His travel book The Old Ways was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and Philip Pullman named it one of his best books of 2012.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SENSATION IN THE UK: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lost Words was acclaimed in the UK with stellar reviews in the Observer, the New Statesman, the Spectator, and the Guardian and author features in videos by the BBC and Waterstones bookshop. Jeanette Winterson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and Alex Preston all picked it as one of their best books of 2017 in the Guardian. The Lost Words has also inspired adaptations, art exhibits, and a successful Kickstarter campaign to buy copies of the book for every primary school in Scotland. As of February 2018, the book has sold 75,000 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGREAT FOR ALL AGES: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis book is perfect for adults interested in the \"re-enchantment movement\" or those who just want to rediscover nature. Children newly interested in plants and animals will be captivated by the beautiful hand-painted illustrations and acrostic poems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA FOCUSED, ENGAGED AUDIENCE: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book's subject matter lends itself naturally to a wide and engaged audience in environmental and conservationist groups. The UK-based John Muir Trust has already developed online resources tied in with the book to help children, educators, and activists explore nature and Canadian and American organizations would be a perfect audience for the title.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"From bestselling Landmarks 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 spell-poems by award-winning writer Robert Macfarlane and hand-painted illustration by Jackie Morris, this enchanting book captures the irreplaceable magic of language and nature for all ages.\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR ROBERT MACFARLANE, JACKIE MORRIS, AND \u003cem\u003eTHE LOST WORDS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FINALIST, WAINWRIGHT PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A gorgeous book!\" -- @MargaretAtwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Art, verse, and nature are combined with entertaining elegance in \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e . . . This large, quality hardcover allows words and watercolour to shine and results in a work that can be left open at any page to stunning effect.\" -- \u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Stylish and melancholy, The Lost Words is a book to savour.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A sumptuous, nostalgic ode to a disappearing landscape.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This union of natural history, poetry, art, and whimsy is, indeed, a truly enchanting all-ages book of life to contemplate, read aloud, and share.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"My top book of the year.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language - and its scope.\" -- Jeanette Winterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I've read this year.\" -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A breathtaking book.\" --\u003cem\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty.\" -- Alex Preston\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommendation Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA gorgeous book!-- \"@MargaretAtwood\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A cultural phenomenon.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Every page is enthralling.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Stylish and melancholy, \u003cem\u003e The Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e is a book to savour.\"-- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Art, verse, and nature are combined with entertaining elegance in \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e ... This large, quality hardcover allows words and watercolour to shine and results in a work that can be left open at any page to stunning effect.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Utterly enchanting, it's celebration of nature -- but also language itself. If I ran the world, it'd be in every school library and classroom possible.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeven Impossible Things Before Breakfast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This union of natural history, poetry, art, and whimsy is, indeed, a truly enchanting all-ages book of life to contemplate, read aloud, and share.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A sumptuous, nostalgic ode to a disappearing landscape.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An enchanting diversion into the wonder and magic of nature.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A gorgeous book!\" -- \u003cstrong\u003e@MargaretAtwood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom bestselling \u003ci\u003eLandmarks\u003c\/i\u003e author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations to help readers rediscover the magic of the natural world. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, when a new edition of the \u003ci\u003eOxford Junior Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e -- widely used in schools around the world -- was published, a sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around forty common words concerning nature had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children to merit their place in the dictionary. The list of these \"lost words\" included \u003ci\u003eacorn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eadder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebluebell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003edandelion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003efern\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eheron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ekingfisher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003enewt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eotter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ewillow\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the words taking their place were \u003ci\u003eattachment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eblog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebroadband\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebullet-point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecut-and-paste\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003evoice-mail\u003c\/i\u003e. The news of these substitutions -- the outdoor and natural being displaced by the indoor and virtual -- became seen by many as a powerful sign of the growing gulf between childhood and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen years later, Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris set out to make a \"spell book\" that will conjure back twenty of these lost words, and the beings they name, from \u003ci\u003eacorn\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ewren\u003c\/i\u003e. By the magic of word and paint, they sought to summon these words again into the voices, stories, and dreams of children and adults alike, and to celebrate the wonder and importance of everyday nature. \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/i\u003e is that book -- a work that has already cast its extraordinary spell on hundreds of thousands of people and begun a grass-roots movement to re-wild childhood across Britain, Europe, and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 20 (EAN 9781487005382, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/01\/2018 (EAN 9781487005382, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/08\/2018 (EAN 9781487005382, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/06\/2018 (EAN 9781487005382, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMacFarlane, Robert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROBERT MACFARLANE\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e- and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling books include \u003cem\u003eIs a River Alive?\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnderland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLandmarks\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Places\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMountains of the Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a book-length prose-poem, \u003cem\u003eNess\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages, won prizes around the world, and been widely adapted for film, music, theatre, radio and dance. He has also written operas, plays, albums, choral works, and films including \u003cem\u003eRiver\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMountain\u003c\/em\u003e, both narrated by Willem Dafoe. He has collaborated closely with artists including Olafur Eliasson, and with the artist Jackie Morris he co-created the internationally bestselling books of nature-poetry and art, \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Spells\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2017, the American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the E.M. Forster Prize for Literature, and in 2023 in Toronto he was the inaugural winner of the Weston International Award for a body of work in the field of non-fiction. 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