Results for: sy montgomery

Below is a list of 9 the books by this author.

Book cover of AMAZON ADVENTURE
AMAZON ADVENTURE
By: sy montgomery | Published: July 2020

Sibert Honor winner Sy Montgomery explores how tiny fish living in the Amazon river, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and its...

Sibert Honor winner Sy Montgomery explores how tiny fish living in the Amazon river, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and its often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment. This installment in the Scientists in the Field series includes gorgeous full-color photography.

  • ISBN
    9780358238393
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Science - Oceans, Fish & Aquatic Life
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$14.99
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Book cover of BOOK OF TURTLES
BOOK OF TURTLES
By: sy montgomery | Published: May 2023

Turtles are endlessly surprising. There are turtles with soft shells, turtles with googly eyes, turtles with necks longer than their bodies, and...

Turtles are endlessly surprising. There are turtles with soft shells, turtles with googly eyes, turtles with necks longer than their bodies, and turtles whose shells glow in the dark! And each turtle, of each of the more than 300 kinds, is an individual. You'll meet some of them here: Lonesome George, the last of his kind on Earth. And Myrtle, the 90-year-old green sea turtle, who has more than 7,000 followers on Facebook.

Theme: Diversity

  • ISBN
    9780358458074
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Science - Reptiles & Amphibians
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$24.99
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Book cover of BRAVE BABY HUMMINGBIRD
BRAVE BABY HUMMINGBIRD
By: sy montgomery | Published: March 2024

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus comes a charming gem of a picture book...

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus comes a charming gem of a picture book about the most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures—hummingbirds. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one miles per hour, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. The miraculous creatures are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. This book tells the story of a hummingbird’s early life and how they make their way into the world.

  • ISBN
    9781665918497
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$24.99
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Book cover of CONDOR COMEBACK
CONDOR COMEBACK
By: sy montgomery | Published: May 2023

Winner of the Green Earth Book Award Sibert Medalist, National Book Award Honoree, and New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery turns her...

Winner of the Green Earth Book Award Sibert Medalist, National Book Award Honoree, and New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery turns her formidable talents to the story of California condors and the scientists who have fought against their extinction in this installment in the award-winning Scientists in the Field series. In April of 1987 the last wild California condor was captured and taken to live in captivity like the other twenty-six remaining birds of its kind. Many thought that the days were over of of this remarkable, distinguished bird that had roamed the skies of North and Central American for thousands of years. Sy Montgomery employs her skill for on-the-ground reporting, shrewd observation, and stunning narrative prose to detail the efforts of scientists, volunteers, and everyday citizens to get California condors back in the wild. In particular, Montgomery profiles employees at the Santa Barbara Zoo who have worked tirelessly to raise abandoned chicks, nurse sick birds back to health, and conduct research that can support legislation to ban what is probably the largest threat to the existence of the wild condor: lead bullets. In turns affectionate and frustrated, hopeful and heartbreaking, Montgomery's powerful prose does justice to these ancient, sociable, and elegant creatures. Complete with world-class, full-color photography and helpful sidebars that provide details such as the history of the bird's fight back from extinction, the dangers of lead poisoning, and the relationship of condors to the Chumash nation, Condor Comeback is an inspiring story of groundbreaking science, perseverance, and cooperation.

  • ISBN
    9780063290785
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Science - Birds
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$14.99
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Book cover of HYENA SCIENTIST
HYENA SCIENTIST
By: sy montgomery | Published: August 2023

"An appealing, elegantly designed introduction to another much-maligned species." --Kirkus (starred review) "A fascinating, informative, and...

"An appealing, elegantly designed introduction to another much-maligned species." --Kirkus (starred review) "A fascinating, informative, and inclusive window into a feared and misunderstood species." --Booklist (starred review) This myth-busting addition to the critically acclaimed Scientists in the Field series by Sibert medal winning team Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop is perfect for nonfiction readers looking for more female scientist narratives, or a fresh perspective on an underrepresented animal--Hyenas! Timely and inspiring, The Hyena Scientist sets the record straight about one of history's most hated and misunderstood mammals, while featuring the groundbreaking, pioneering research of a female scientist in a predominately male field in this offering by Sibert-winning duo Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop. As a scientist studying one of the only mammalian societies led entirely by females, zoologist Kay Holecamp has made it her life's work to understand hyenas, the fascinating, complex creatures that are playful, social, and highly intelligent--almost nothing like the mangy monsters of pop culture lore.

Theme: Diversity

  • ISBN
    9780063290860
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Science - Animals
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$18.50
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Book cover of INKY'S AMAZING ESCAPE
INKY'S AMAZING ESCAPE
By: sy montgomery | Published: August 2020

“Montgomery’s expertise and the gorgeous illustrations make this a fine purchase for libraries serving early elementary students.”...

“Montgomery’s expertise and the gorgeous illustrations make this a fine purchase for libraries serving early elementary students.” —School Library Journal “The mixed-media illustrations make good use of dynamic spreads, color, and texture—perfect for a book on a master of camouflage. Montgomery seamlessly incorporates interesting facts about octopuses into the narrative.” —Booklist Learn all about Inky the Octopus, an international sensation known for escaping from the New Zealand aquarium in April 2016, in this fascinating picture book from National Book Award nominee and octopus expert Sy Montgomery. Inky had been at the New Zealand aquarium since 2014 after being taken in by a fisherman who found him at sea. Inky had been getting used to his new environment, but the staff quickly figured out that he had to be kept amused or he would get bored. Then one night in 2016 Inky, about the size of a basketball, decided he’d had enough. He slithered eight feet across the floor and down a drainpipe more than 160 feet long to his home in the sea. Acclaimed author Sy Montogmery reminds readers that Inky didn’t escape—but instead, like the curious animal he is, wanted to explore the rest of the vast ocean he called his home.

  • ISBN
    9781534480445
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$11.99
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Book cover of OCTOPUS SCIENTISTS
OCTOPUS SCIENTISTS
By: sy montgomery | Published: December 2021

  • ISBN
    9780358569749
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    Science - Oceans, Fish & Aquatic Life
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$14.99
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Book cover of SEAGULL & THE SEA CAPTAIN
SEAGULL & THE SEA CAPTAIN
By: sy montgomery | Published: March 2022

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award Nominee Sy Montgomery comes the sweet, brightly illustrated true story of a seagull...

From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award Nominee Sy Montgomery comes the sweet, brightly illustrated true story of a seagull and a sea captain who became friends over the course of four summers. In a quiet harbor in New England, a sea captain named Ellis is visited by a seagull that lands on the back of his family’s passenger schooner one afternoon. Ellis feeds the seagull, and by the end of the week, it was eating crackers right out of his hand! Their friendship lasted the summer, and four years later, the wild seagull Polly still visits. This nonfiction story about an unlikely friendship is sure to charm young readers.

Theme: Based on True Events

  • ISBN
    9781534482241
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Category
    Picture Book
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$23.99
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Book cover of SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS
SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS
By: sy montgomery | Published: April 2016

  • ISBN
    9781451697728
  • Binding
    Paperback
  • Category
    High School - Science & Technology
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