Fifty Words for Snow : Full of frosty delights for the word lover in your life

Name: Fifty Words for Snow
Brand: Elliott & Thompson Limited
SKU: 9781783964987
Price: 2350 KES
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ISBN: 9781783964987

by Nancy Campbell

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1783964987

ISBN-13 9781783964987

Publisher Elliott & Thompson Limited

Imprint Elliott & Thompson Limited

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 5th, 2020

Print length 224 Pages

Weight 348 grams

Dimensions 14.60 x 20.90 x 2.40 cms

Product Classification: Natural history Nature and the natural world: general interest

KSh 2,350.00

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Snow. Every language has its own words for the magical, mesmerising flakes that fall from the sky. In this exquisite exploration, writer and Arctic traveller Nancy Campbell digs deep into the meanings of fifty words for snow.

----'A delightful compendium thatbrings together language, culture and adventure through frozen landscapes as itshares the meanings behind 50 words for snow, gathered from around the globe.' - TheHerald, Christmas Books 2020----Snow. Every language has its own words for thefeather-like flakes that come from the sky. In Japanese we find Yuki-onna - a'snow woman' who drifts through the frosted land. In Icelandic fallsHundslappadrifa - 'big as a dog's paw'. And in Maori we meet Huka-rere - 'oneof the children of rain and wind'. From mountain tops and frozen seas to city parksand desert hills, writer and Arctic traveller Nancy Campbell digs deep into themeanings of fifty words for snow. Under her gaze, each of these linguistic snowcrystals offers a whole world of myth and story. ----

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