The Lost Words
Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris (illustrator)
***Winner of the 2019 Kate Greenaway Medal***
Recommendations from our site
“This is a book of poems about nature for children. Each poem describes an individual animal, creature or plant and contains words that are going out of usage. It’s very playful and compelling. The illustrations are utterly breathtaking. Jackie Morris… she’s got to be one of the most brilliant artists working in children’s books at the moment.” Read more...
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