How to Be a Good Creature

A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Animals, Pets, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book How to Be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery, HMH Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sy Montgomery ISBN: 9781328528230
Publisher: HMH Books Publication: September 25, 2018
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Language: English
Author: Sy Montgomery
ISBN: 9781328528230
Publisher: HMH Books
Publication: September 25, 2018
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English

**A New York Times bestseller!

National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals—her friends—who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.**

Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet’s rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy’s life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets.

This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals—Sy’s friends—and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

**A New York Times bestseller!

National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals—her friends—who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.**

Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet’s rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy’s life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets.

This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals—Sy’s friends—and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.

More books from HMH Books

Cover of the book Trouble Is My Beeswax by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Eden by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book The World Doesn't End by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Flora Segunda by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book The Winthrop Covenant by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Oddest of All by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Curious George in the Big City by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Are You My Mother? by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Betty Crocker 20 Best Baby Shower Recipes by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book The Friendship Experiment by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book How to Cook Everything Thanksgiving by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book I Know How You Feel by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Gossie & Friends Big Book of Adventures by Sy Montgomery
Cover of the book Fever at Dawn by Sy Montgomery
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy