JACKIE MORRIS grew up in the Vale of Evesham and studied at Hereford College of Arts and at Bath Academy. 'Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of astonishing beauty.' - Alex Preston 'The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I've read this year.' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language - and its scope.' - Jeanette Winterson 'One of the most stunningly beautiful books I have had the pleasure of reading (and rereading) this year.' - Fab Book Reviews If I ran the world, it'd be in every school library and classroom possible.' - Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast 'Utterly enchanting, it's a celebration of nature - but also language itself. '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.' - Booklist 'A sumptuous, nostalgic ode to a disappearing landscape.' - Kirkus Reviews A book in which every page seems like an act of love.' - Herald This giant tome contains not only beautiful illustrations but a haunting series of poems that read like a summoning back of the wild. 'One of the most striking and poignant picture books of the season. The Lost Words is a beautiful book and an important one.' - Observer a book combining meticulous wordcraft with exquisite illustrations deftly restores language describing the natural world to the children's lexicon. 'Stylish and melancholy, The Lost Words is a book to savour.' - Wall Street Journal with stunning artwork made with watercolour and gold leaf, and poems on words ranging from ‘acorn' to ‘wren.'' - PEI Guardian 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.' - Shelf Awareness, starred review 'Art, verse, and nature are combined with entertaining elegance in The Lost Words. 'A gorgeous book!' - page is enthralling.' - New York Times PRAISE FOR ROBERT MACFARLANE, JACKIE MORRIS, AND THE LOST WORDS: The follow-up to the internationally bestselling sensation The Lost Words, The Lost Spells is a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations that evokes the magic of the everyday natural world.

To read The Lost Spells is to see anew the natural world within our grasp and to be reminded of what happens when we allow it to slip away. Robert Macfarlane's spell-poems and Jackie Morris's watercolour illustrations are musical and magical: these are summoning spells, words of recollection, charms of protection.

Now, The Lost Spells, a book kindred in spirit and tone, continues to re-wild the lives of children and adults.The Lost Spells evokes the wonder of everyday nature, conjuring up red foxes, birch trees, jackdaws, and more in poems and illustrations that flow between the pages and into readers' minds. Since its publication in 2017, The Lost Words has enchanted readers with its poetry and illustrations of the natural world.

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