The Lost Words

Author: Robert Macfarlane

Illustrator: Jackie Morris

Publisher: Penguin

COLLECTION

Information

THEMES

Animals and Habitats Rhyme and Song

YEAR GROUP

Years 3 and 4

BOOK TYPE

The book that has taken root in schools across Britain, inspired creative thinkers, young and old, and restored the vanishing poetry of nature.

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.

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.

WINNER OF THE CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL 2019
BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018