Montgomery, Sy
Summary: "For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery ... has kept a flock of chickens in her backyard. Each chicken has an individual personality (outgoing or shy, loud or quiet, reckless or cautious) and connects with Sy in her own way. In this short ... book, Sy takes us inside the flock and reveals all the things that make chickens such remarkable creatures: only hours after leaving the egg, they are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books
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Summary: "Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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Summary: Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chapters Pub. 1993
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Summary: "In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect," about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2015
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Summary: The National Book Award Honor-winning author of "How to Be a Good Creature" documents the story of California's wild condors and how diligent scientists, volunteers and citizens have worked to save the species from extinction.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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Summary: "The Great White Shark Scientist is the latest ocean adventure from the venerable team of Sy Montgomery and Keith Ellenbogen. In it, they follow Dr. Greg Skomal, biologist and head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, as he strives to better understand the habits and habitats of Great Whites in order to save this amazing, if maligned, creature of the deep." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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Summary: "The story of how in April 2016, Inky the octopus escaped from the New Zealand aquarium and became an international sensation."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2018
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Summary: When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles--with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal--are given a second chance at life. The Leagues founders,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Summary: Combines popular science with personal anecdotes as the author describes her encounters with a range of avian personalities from various parts of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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Summary: "This tribute to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet (turtles) speaks to the diversity and wisdom of these long-lived reptiles"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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Summary: "When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowan's farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair. Nancy allowed her to work with Jazz, a feisty, four-year-old, female Harris's hawk with a wingspan of more than four feet. Not a pet, Jazz was a fierce predator with talons that could pierce skin and bone and yet, she was willing to work with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.9 MONSummary: Sy Montgomery, New York Times best-selling author and recipient of numerous awards, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. "Science is important because this is how we seek to discover the truth about the world. And this is what makes excellent science and nature writing essential," observes New York Times best-selling author Sy Montgomery. "Science and nature...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019