Naming Nature: A Cabinet of Natural Curiosities for Word Lovers
- Publisher : UniPress Books
- Illustrations : 100+ col illus
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Description:
From butterflies and hummingbirds to narwhals and leopards, this book celebrates our wondrous natural world by exploring the language we use to describe it. Take elephants, for instance. African languages often focus on the power of the animal; Tswana and Tsonga refer to ‘the unstoppable one’ and Zulu ‘one crashing through’. In ancient European languages, however, elephants were seen as commodities. When Homer and Hesiod wrote about elephas in the seventh century BCE, they simply used the word for ivory. Bestselling author T.A. Barron brings together his love of the natural world and his joy in language, creating an inspiring - and often surprising - collection.
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