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Al die geluide in die woud is vir Tier vreeslik opwindend. Saam met
sy vriende (pronkende Pou, verstrooide Renoster en trompetterende
Olifant) soek hy na 'n antwoord op die opwindendste vraag van
almal: Wie is die koning van die woud?
Spell Songs is a musical companion piece to The Lost Words: A Spell
Book by author Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris. This
mixed media CD is accompanied by sumptuous illustrations from
Jackie Morris, new 'spells' by Robert Macfarlane, enlightening
thoughts by Robert, Jackie and Spell Singer Karine Polwart and
stunning photography by Elly Lucas. In 2018 Folk by the Oak
Festival commissioned Spell Songs because of their love of The Lost
Words book. Spell Songs comprises eight remarkable musicians whose
music engages deeply with landscape and nature; musicians who are
perfectly placed to respond to the creatures, art and language of
The Lost Words. They spent a week in Herefordshire bringing this
music together in the company of Jackie Morris. Art inspired music
and music inspired art. Jackie Morris immersed herself in the
musical residency where she generously created new iconesque
artwork of each musician and their instruments portrayed in an
unexpected and enchanting way. These stunning new artworks
accompany the CD. Spell Songs allowed these acclaimed and diverse
musicians to weave together elements of British folk music,
Senegalese folk traditions, and experimental and classical music to
create an inspiring new body of work. Here are 14 songs which
capture the essence of The Lost Words book. Spoken voice, whispers,
accents, dialects, native languages, proverbs, sayings, birdsong,
river chatter and insect hum all increase the intimacy of the
musical world conjured by the songs. Inspired by the words, art and
ethos of The Lost Words book, each musician brings new imaginings,
embellishments and diversions which are rooted in personal
experience, a deep respect for the natural world, protest at the
loss of nature and its language and an appreciation for wildness
and beauty. In February 2019 Spell Songs enjoyed standing ovations
at sell-out performances in major venues across the UK culminating
at The Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre, London. Spell
Songs was a highlight of The Hay International Literary Festival
2019 and in August 2019 they were invited to perform at the BBC's
Lost Words Prom in the Royal Albert Hall. They will continue to
tour each year. "There are songs here that would live with me for
the rest of my years, even if I'd had no part in their making".
Robert Macfarlane
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The Panda's Child
Jackie Morris; Illustrated by Cathy Fisher
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R388
Discovery Miles 3 880
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In a faraway forest a baby is lost and found, protected by a
she-panda. Nine years later another baby, the panda's child, is in
great danger, and only a boy and the spirit of the forest can save
him. This magical, powerful story by Jackie Morris, co-creator of
The Lost Words, and award-winning illustrator Cathy Fisher, is a
book for all ages to treasure, exploring our most vital connection
with wild nature.
Sarn Helen - Helen's Causeway - is the old Roman Road that runs
from the south of Wales to the north. As Tom walks the route,
sometimes alone, sometimes in company, he describes the changing
landscape around him and explores the political, cultural and
mythical history of this country that has been so divided, by
language and by geography. Running alongside this journey is the
story of Tom's engagement with the issue of the climate crisis and
its likely impact on the Welsh coastline. From one of Wales' most
celebrated writers, Sarn Helen is at once a vivid and immersive
portrait of a nation, and a resonant meditation upon the way in
which we are shaped by place and in turn shape the places -
potentially irrevocably.
A wonderfully illustrated and sumptuous collection of nursery
rhymes for all ages, including many favourite rhymes as well as
some that will be a delightful discovery. Originally published as
The Cat and the Fiddle in 2011, this edition includes a new
introduction by Jackie Morris - a spirited defence of the nursery
rhyme, which she fears is in danger of being forgotten in a digital
world. The beautiful and detailed watercolour paintings combine
with over 40 rhymes to make this a unique treasury and lifetime
possession for children and adults of all ages.
An Accordion Book doesn’t open, it unfolds. One side is filled
with beautiful watercolour images of an animal: sometimes in
motion, sometimes at rest. The other is filled with text – poems,
descriptions, invocations – inspired by the same animal.Together
they work as spells to summon the animal’s spirit. Jackie Morris
has painted them using antique watercolours, some from boxes which
hadn't been opened for over 150 years, woken from their slumber
with a single drop of water.Fox and Otter are the first two
Accordions in a series that will go on to include Hare,Owl,Hound
and Cat among many others.
He had been waiting all his life, hoping to hear the hare's song. .
. The boy and his family are special. While others hunt the hares,
his family search for leverets orphaned by the hunt and keep them
safe. When the hares begin to move across the land, the boy and his
sister know that their greatest challenge has begun. They must
follow and watch and wait until the time comes for the old queen to
leave and her child to reign in her place. But others are searching
for the golden queen of the hares, a hunter with two hounds, one
silver, one black. Can two children, on their own, keep the golden
queen safe from the man and his hounds?
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The Unwinding Cards
Jackie Morris
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R463
R408
Discovery Miles 4 080
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The front of each card features one of Jackie’s paintings from
the book; on the back, there is short quote, spell or poem from the
book plus space for you to write, draw or paint messages which you
can send to spread peace and beauty to the people you love and care
about. Inspired by dreams and wishes, these cards will ease the
soul and offer respite from an increasingly frantic and complex
world. Including new words and illustrations, this postcard box
will be an elegant work of art in its own right, as useful as it is
beautiful.
Let me tell you something, something about a bear... Here are eight
majestic wild bears, brought to life in
breathtaking watercolour paintings. Brown Bear, Black
Bear, Polar Bear, Sloth Bear, Spectacled Bear, Sun Bear, Moon Bear.
All are gloriously depicted, with lyrical descriptions of their
lives in the wild. But of all the bears in the wild,
wide world, which is the best bear of all? Your teddy
bear, of course! Kate Greenaway medallist Jackie Morris, acclaimed
illustrator of the international bestseller, The Lost
Words, has created this spectacular gallery
of bears to instil a love of wild places and a respect
for all creatures.
The flood is over - but while Mr Noah builds a house out of the
ark, Mrs Noah creates a garden. Luckily her famous pockets contain
seeds and she has some help from the children - and the creatures.
Midsummer morning brings some very special surprises! This magical
story from the creators of Mrs Noah's Pockets explores new
beginnings, care for nature and, above all, home.
An Accordion Book doesn’t open, it unfolds. One side is filled
with beautiful watercolour images of an animal: sometimes in
motion, sometimes at rest. The other is filled with text – poems,
descriptions, invocations – inspired by the same animal.Together
they work as spells to summon the animal’s spirit. Jackie Morris
has painted them using antique watercolours, some from boxes which
hadn't been opened for over 150 years, woken from their slumber
with a single drop of water.Fox and Otter are the first two
Accordions in a series that will go on to include Hare,Owl,Hound
and Cat among many others.
A girl loses her beloved brothers when they are turned into swans
by her wicked stepmother. She embarks on a vital quest with one
purpose: to find them and turn them back into boys again. But the
task is complicated. She must pick nettles with her bare hands and
turn them to yarn, to spin and knit into shirts for each of the
eleven brothers. And all the while she cannot speak, for if she
does, even so much as a whisper, it will be like a knife in the
heart of each swan-boy. And so she knits, silent. And where there
is silence people will put words. The Wild Swans is a beautiful and
lyrical extended version of the fairy tale by Hans Christian
Andersen in Jackie Morris's enchanting retelling, complete with
delicate watercolour paintings throughout this new edition. A story
about love and bravery, about how to listen, and about how, when we
do not listen, we hear what we wish to hear.
Feather, Leaf, Bark & Stone is a book of poems and meditations
with a difference. More than a hundred short texts have been typed
onto small squares of gold leaf, then photographed. These pieces
are arranged in a sequence which culminates in a glorious final
section made up of texts typed directly onto leaves, bark and
feathers. Jackie started to write the pieces shortly after her
father died, and for the first time ever she found herself unable
to paint. The words grew out of her grief and, guided by her deep
intimacy with the natural world, these objects emerged to fill the
space her paintings had left behind. This book is full of the light
and wind that fills the Pembrokeshire coast where it was crafted,
each page anchored to the landscape by the mechanical rhythm of
Jackie's antique typewriters. The result is a collection of
individual artworks to be both looked at and read. It is poetry
re-imagined by a visual artist; words transformed back into their
original function as images. Feather, Leaf, Bark & Stone
announces a new departure for Jackie Morris and confirms her as an
artist and writer at the peak of her power.
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Mrs Noah's Pockets (Hardcover)
Jackie Morris; Artworks by James Mayhew
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R416
R313
Discovery Miles 3 130
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"At last all were gathered inside the ark. It heaved with animals,
large and small. Mrs Noah wore a brand-new coat, with a hood and a
cape - and very deep pockets. Lots of pockets." When Mr Noah builds
the ark, he makes two lists - one for all the animals who will come
on board and one for those troublesome creatures he will leave
behind. Meanwhile, Mrs Noah gets out her sewing machine and makes a
coat with very deep pockets. Lots of pockets.
Mrs Noah sang to the children when they woke in the morning. She
sang as she worked in the garden, growing flowers and growing food.
She sang lullabies at night to help the children sail into sleep
"If you want to learn to sing," Mrs Noah tells the children, "first
you must learn how to listen. Close your eyes, tight shut, and open
your ears, wide, wide." At first the children hear only silence,
then birds call, bees hum - and they hear the song of the garden.
That night, Mr Noah makes a surprise present for the family so that
they can all sleep together out in the garden. Then, at dawn
there's the best surprise of all - the magical sound of the dawn
chorus, led by the phoenix. On a joyful new day, Mrs Noah's
birthday, there is birdsong in the garden and a future full of
shared song for Mr and Mrs Noah and the children.
When a fisherman falls in love with a selkie - half-woman,
half-seal - she gives him her sealskin as a sign of her love, and
bears him two children, Ffion and Morlo, before returning to her
own people. When a stranger comes to the village, telling of a land
far away, the children remember their mother's stories of the
cities of gold and pearls beneath the waves.... Presented in a
beautiful, new, gift edition, this is a haunting story of love and
freedom, for all ages.
Longlisted for the 2021 Kate Greenaway Medal'A quiet masterpiece .
. . a love story, a hope story, a story out of time, out of
stricture, out of the narrow artificial bounds by which we try to
contain the wild wonderland of reality because we are too
frightened to live wonder-stricken' Maria Popova, Brain
Pickings'The tales feel like half-remembered dreams, peopled with
fairytale characters and magnificent creatures' Rebecca Armstrong,
i Paper Best Books of 2020'A powerful spell book to make the
sleepless fall into slumber and the agitated calm' i Paper'A
lyrical and enchanting collection' ScotsmanThis book is not meant
to be read from cover to cover. It is a book for dreamers. Slight
of word, rich of image, its purpose is to ease the soul. The
paintings between these covers were worked in the between times, an
unwinding of the soul, when the pressures of work were too much.
Dreams and wishes are the inspiration at times like this. Threaded
through the curious world of The Unwinding are words, slight and
lyrical. Their aim is to set the reader's mind adrift from the
troubles of our times, into peaceful harbours where imagination can
stretch, where quiet reflection can bring peace. The Unwinding is
designed to be a companion, a talisman to be turned to again and
again and a place of respite from an increasingly frantic and
complex world.
A profound, powerful and moving collection of 100 letters from
around the world responding to the climate crisis, introduced by
Emma Thompson and lovingly illustrated by CILIP award winner Jackie
Morris. 'All power to this amazing project.' JOANNE HARRIS 'Makes
sense of the climate crisis in a whole new way' MAGID MAGID How can
we begin to talk about what is happening to the world? How can we
explain to our children, and to ourselves, what the future of our
planet might look and feel like? Letters to the Earthis the
beginning of a new conversation. One that attempts to answer some
of these questions by listening to the voices of parents and
children; politicians and poets; songwriters and scientists.
Gathering together over 100 letters written in response to the
climate emergency, each entry begins to give language to the
unspeakable, and shows how our collective power is present when we
are ready to slow down and listen to each other. It's natural to
feel worried or concerned about what the future of the earth holds.
These letters are an opportunity to reflect on our connection to
the planet and each other in times of crisis. They are also an
opportunity to act and respond to this crisis. To put pen to paper
and make your voice heard. Includes contributions from activist
Yoko Ono, actor Mark Rylance, poet Kate Tempest, author Laline
Paull, illustrator of The Lost Words Jackie Morris, novelist Anna
Hope, environmental writer Jay Griffiths Green Party MP Caroline
Lucas. , Booker prize Winning author Ben Okri and actor Freya
Mavor.
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The Lost Spells (Hardcover)
Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
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R670
R539
Discovery Miles 5 390
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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.
Since its publication in 2017, The Lost Words has enchanted readers
with its poetry and illustrations of the natural world. 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. 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.
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.
From the moment she saw him, the girl knew the bear had come for
her. How many times had she dreamed of him? Now, here he was, as if
spelled from her dreams. This encounter marks the beginning of a
long and extraordinary journey. At the bear's secret palace in
faraway mountains she is treated so courteously, though troubled by
the bear's unfathomable sadness. As the bear's secret unravels,
another adventure unfolds, which takes her to the homes of the four
winds and beyond, to the castle east of the sun, west of the moon.
In this new edition of Jackie Morris's captivating picture book,
the acclaimed writer and artist retells this classic Norwegian
fairy tale - a mysterious story of love, loyalty and freedom.
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