{"product_id":"wild-words-how-language-engages-with-nature-by-kate-hodges-9781911622710","title":"Wild Words: How language engages with nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWild Words: How Language Engages with Nature\u003c\/em\u003e showcases 75 beautiful words evocative of the wild from all around the world. These words describe natural happenings in nature, including weather phenomena, feelings you experience in nature, and sensory words that explain the smell or sound of a place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe words used to express what is seen in the world are vital to an appreciation of it—language is a key component in the call of the wild. As words vanish from a language, it follows that what they describe may disappear. Words deepen the understanding of what is seen, and what is seen comes more vividly to life through the words used to describe it. As the natural world and the time spent in it diminish in the face of modern life, it's more vital than ever to recall it into being with the magic of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 75 words includes a 100-word description, its pronunciation, and a geographical, historical, or cultural background, as well as reflections on the emotional or mindful response the natural phenomenon can inspire. Each word is paired with an illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamples of words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMångata.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweden. Noun. The path of light that the moon makes on water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSugar weather.\u003c\/strong\u003e Canada. Noun. A period of warm days and cold nights—the perfect weather to start the sap flowing in maple trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRudėnja.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lithuania. The way nature begins to feel as autumn takes hold and the vestiges of summer disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKomorebi.\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan. Noun. Beams of sunlight filtering down through the trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601365254380,"sku":"9781911622710","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781911622710-wild-words-how-language-engages-with-nature.jpg?v=1777998571","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/wild-words-how-language-engages-with-nature-by-kate-hodges-9781911622710","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}