Words to Love a Planet : An Illustrated Lexicon of Landscape, People and Possibility

Words to Love a Planet is a beautifully illustrated and culturally diverse dictionary of words from a wide variety of languages, offering new ways to consider our lives, our landscapes and our ways of loving both people and planet – from New York Times bestselling author Ella Frances Sanders.

<p><b>A love letter to the Earth, told through the lost and luminous words of the world.</b><br><br><i>Words to Love a Planet</i> is a <b>beautifully illustrated and culturally rich dictionary of words from more than 80 languages</b>, offering fresh ways to consider how we live, how we love and how we relate to the land beneath our feet.<br><br>From <b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and illustrator</b> Ella Frances Sanders, this heartfelt collection <b>celebrates the poetry of language </b>and the quiet power of noticing. Motivated by a deep care for both words and the world, Sanders invites readers to reimagine their relationship with the planet through a lens of linguistic wonder and environmental reverence.<br><br>Across <b>7 lyrical themes</b> – ranging from Seasons and Land to Time and Water – <b>more than 200 rare and untranslatable words</b> illuminate the textures of landscape, feeling, weather and thought. <b>Each entry includes a pronunciation guide, thoughtful definition and etymological or cultural context</b>, gently guiding the reader toward a more attentive, grounded way of living.<br><br>Whether you’re new to environmental thinking or long aware that we lack the words for much of what we feel in the face of ecological change, <i>Words to Love a Planet</i> is a soft and evocative place to land – <b>a dictionary not just of definitions, but of hope, memory and connection</b>.</p>