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by Sangma Francis (Author), Lexi Vangsnes (Illustrator)
Step Outside and Discover the Wild Language of the World Around You
In the wide, wide world beneath wide, wide skies, WILDSPEAK transforms an ordinary walk into an extraordinary exploration of nature and imagination. Readers wander through vivid nature scenes filled with real-life wonders--mayflies skimming the air, blackbirds calling from hedgerows, brambles tangling at the edges of hidden paths.
But this journey doesn't stop at what we can see. It expands into what we can name.
As streams twist and sparkle into SUNGLITTER and sunsets transform into CLOUDBLOOM, readers are invited to create their own language for the beauty around them. The book blends authentic nature vocabulary with inventive new words, encouraging observation, creativity, and a deeper connection to the natural world.
Perfect for nature lovers, curious minds, and creative spirits, this imaginative picture book turns every walk into a story waiting to be told.
Step outside. Listen closely. The wild is already speaking--are you ready to hear it?
Author Biography
Sangma Francis is an award-winning British Bangladeshi writer of children's books, short fiction and audio stories. She has published five children's books, including the Secret Lives of Dragons, Amazon River and Everest, which received a Special Mention for the Bologna Ragazzi Award, was winner of The Best Young People's Book Award (Openbook), and selected Outstanding Science Trade Book by the Children's Book Council. She grew up around the granite moors of South West England, and now lives in Berlin. Her work has been translated into 17 languages.
Lexi Vangsnes grew up among the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where she and a handful of neighborhood kids imagined a magical kingdom within the woods, creeks and meadows surrounding her childhood home (its name remains a secret to this day). She lives just outside Paris, France, with her daughter. A self-taught illustrator, this is her first picture book.
