Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery is an American naturalist, author, and documentary scriptwriter who writes acclaimed nonfiction books for both children and adults, including the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus and the New York Times bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig[1][3]. She was born on February 7, 1958, in Frankfurt, Germany, and currently lives in Hancock, New Hampshire with her husband, writer Howard Mansfield[2][6]. Montgomery has authored over 28 books on animals and her friendships with them, receiving lifetime achievement awards from The Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association[3][5].
nonfiction
nature writing
memoir
children's literature
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
The snake scientist
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2019
Birdology: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
The Wild Out Your Window
The Tarantula Scientist
The Tapir Scientist: Saving South America's Largest Mammal
The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
Saving the Ghost of the Mountain: An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in Mongolia
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species
Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur