{"product_id":"fifty-words-for-snow-nancy-campbell-9781783966035","title":"Fifty Words for Snow","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A delightful compendium that brings together language, culture and adventure through frozen landscapes as it shares the meanings behind 50 words for snow, gathered from around the globe.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Snow. Every language has its own words for the magical, mesmerizing 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Japanese we encounter yuki-onna--a 'snow woman' who drifts through the frosted land. In Icelandic it is hundslappadr?a--'snowflakes as big as a dog's paw'--that softly blanket the streets. And in Maori we meet Huka-rere-- 'one of the children of rain and wind.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom mountain tops and frozen seas to city parks and desert hills, each of these linguistic snow crystals offers a whole world of myth and story\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ethe perfect winter gift.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Campbell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783966033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783966035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliott \u0026amp; Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Nancy Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074864214271,"sku":"9781783966035","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03abbb0c-ae24-47c4-9562-dd430a9e3ecf.jpg?v=1685456218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fifty-words-for-snow-nancy-campbell-9781783966035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}