Nature terms refound, and a movement ignited, with ‘The Lost Words’ book

TORONTO — British writer Robert Macfarlane has witnessed first-hand the disappearance of certain nature-oriented words from the lexicon of children. “I’ve been in classes where no child knows what a wren is, no child knows what a kingfisher is,” he says. “We have spoken with several teachers who hold up an acorn or a picture of […]