Globusz Books · Author
Robert Macfarlane is represented in the Globusz Books library by 2 reviewed books. This page brings those summaries together so readers can compare the author’s available work before choosing what to read.
Source: Globusz Books reviewed catalog.
Reviewed summary
The Lost Words fights back against a kids’ dictionary that traded nature for tech speak. Robert Macfarlane’s poems and Jackie Morris’s lush paintings bring vanished words like ‘acorn’ and ‘otter’ roaring back to life. It’s a quiet rebellion to remind us what we’re losing when language forgets the natural world.
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Robert Macfarlane’s Underland takes you far beneath the surface, into a world where time stretches beyond human reckoning. It’s not just about caves or tunnels but the deep, slow stories hidden underground—from ancient tombs to nuclear waste vaults. How do we handle the weight of what we bury, preserve, or leave behind for the distant future?
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