{"product_id":"lost-wonders-by-tom-lathan-9781529047950","title":"Lost Wonders","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Richard Jefferies award for nature writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLost Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e, Tom Lathan tells ten powerful stories of species that have lived, died out, and been declared extinct since the turn of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Timely, elegiac' \u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb storytelling . . . an exhilarating and vital book'\u003c\/b\u003e - Charles Foster, author of \u003ci\u003eCry of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of fascinating encounters with subjects that are now nowhere to be found on Earth. From giant tortoises to minuscule snails the size of sesame seeds, from ocean-hopping trees to fish that wag their tails like puppies, Tom Lathan brings these lost wonders briefly back to life and gives us a tantalising glimpse of what we have lost within our own lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the personal recollections of the people who studied these species, as well as those who tried but ultimately failed to save them, and with beautiful illustrations, \u003ci\u003eLost Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate portrait of the species that have only recently vanished from our world. It is also an urgent warning to hold on all the more tightly to those now slipping from our grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllustrated by Claire Kohda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46837222834412,"sku":"9781529047950","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/58af7e65900797df86eef78baa141153.jpg?v=1758606606","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lost-wonders-by-tom-lathan-9781529047950","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}