Sy Montgomery es una autora y naturalista reconocida, célebre por sus exploraciones inmersivas del mundo natural. The New York Times la ha elogiado como una de las "mejores cronistas" de la vida silvestre, un testimonio de su narrativa vívida y su profunda conexión con los animales. Ha escrito 13 libros galardonados, incluido el bestseller nacional "The Good Good Pig", una memoria que destaca su vínculo con un cerdo extraordinario llamado Christopher Hogwood. Las obras de Montgomery abarcan géneros como memorias, escritura sobre naturaleza y literatura infantil, combinando curiosidad científica con prosa lírica.
Descrita por el Boston Globe como "parte Emily Dickinson, parte Indiana Jones", Montgomery emprende expediciones audaces para descubrir las verdades del reino animal. Su investigación la ha llevado a parajes remotos, desde rastrear leopardos de las nieves en el desierto de Gobi en Mongolia hasta nadar con delfines rosados en el Amazonas. Ha enfrentado encuentros peligrosos, como ser perseguida por un tigre en India y desvestida por un orangután en Borneo, experiencias que enriquecen sus narrativas con autenticidad y asombro. La escritura de Montgomery trasciende la mera observación, enfatizando las conexiones profundas entre los humanos y el resto de la creación animada.
Escritora prolífica tanto para medios impresos como audiovisuales, Montgomery ha contribuido a documentales y programas de radio, esforzándose por llegar a una audiencia amplia durante lo que considera un momento crucial en la conciencia ambiental. Con 15 libros de no ficción aclamados en su haber, continúa abogando por una comprensión más profunda de la vida silvestre, creyendo que es fundamental para preservar el planeta. Montgomery reside en Hancock, New Hampshire, donde sigue siendo una voz apasionada por la conservación y la belleza del mundo natural.
The Hummingbirds' Gift Books
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Goodreads
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The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings
2021
2
The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty
2022
Best American Science and Nature Writing Books
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Título
Año
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010 (By: Tim Folger, Freeman Dyson)
2010
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011 (By: Mary Roach)
2011
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012 (By: Tim Folger, Dan Ariely)
2012
4
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013 (By: Tim Folger, Siddhartha Mukherjee)
2013
5
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014 (By: Tim Folger, Deborah Blum)
2014
6
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2015 (By: Rebecca Skloot)
2015
7
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016 (By: Tim Folger, Amy Stewart)
2016
8
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017 (By: Tim Folger, Hope Jahren)
2017
9
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018 (By: Tim Folger, Sam Kean)
2018
10
The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2019 (With: Jaime Green)
2019
11
The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2020 (By: Michio Kaku, Jaime Green)
2020
12
The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2021 (By: Ed Yong, Jaime Green)
2021
Scientists in the Field Books
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The Snake Scientist
1999
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The Wildlife Detectives (By: Donna M. Jackson)
2000
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Digging for Bird Dinosaurs (By: Nic Bishop)
2000
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Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks (By: Kenneth Mallory)
2001
5
Anthropologist (By: Mary Batten)
2001
6
Looking for Life in the Universe (By: Ellen Jackson)
2002
7
The Tarantula Scientist
2004
8
Gorilla Doctors (By: Pamela S. Turner)
2005
9
The Prairie Builders (By: Sneed B. Collard III)
2005
10
Diving to a Deep-Sea Volcano (By: Kenneth Mallory)
2006
11
The Quest for the Tree Kangaroo
2006
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Tracking Trash (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2007
13
Emi and the Rhino Scientist (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2007
14
The Whale Scientists (By: Fran Hodgkins)
2007
15
The Mysterious Universe (By: Ellen Jackson)
2008
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Science Warriors (By: Sneed B. Collard III)
2008
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Extreme Scientists (By: Donna M. Jackson)
2009
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The Frog Scientist (By: Pamela S. Turner)
2009
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Saving the Ghost of the Mountain
2009
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Kakapo Rescue
2010
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Project Seahorse (By: Pamela S. Turner)
2010
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The Hive Detectives (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2010
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The Bat Scientists (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2010
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The Elephant Scientist (By: Caitlin O'Connell, Donna M. Jackson)
2011
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The Mighty Mars Rovers (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2012
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Wild Horse Scientists (By: Kay Frydenborg)
2012
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Stronger Than Steel (By: Bridget Heos)
2013
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Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2013
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The Tapir Scientist
2013
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The Dolphins of Shark Bay (By: Pamela S. Turner)
2013
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Chasing Cheetahs
2014
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Park Scientists: Gila Monsters, Geysers, and Grizzly Bears in America's Own Backyard (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2014
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Beetle Busters (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2014
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The Next Wave (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2014
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The Octopus Scientists
2015
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Call of the Osprey (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2015
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Inside Biosphere 2: Earth Science Under Glass (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2015
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The Great White Shark Scientist
2016
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Crow Smarts (By: Pamela S. Turner)
2016
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Mission to Pluto (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2017
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Eye of the Storm (By: Amy Cherrix)
2017
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Amazon Adventure
2017
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Life on Surtsey (By: Loree Griffin Burns)
2017
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Impact! (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2017
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The Hyena Scientist
2018
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Saving the Tasmanian Devil (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2019
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Eclipse Chaser (By: Ilima Loomis)
2019
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Condor Comeback
2020
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The Big One (By: Elizabeth Rusch)
2020
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The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale (By: Nancy F. Castaldo)
2022
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Backyard Bears (By: Amy Cherrix)
2022
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The Lizard Scientists (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2022
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The Tornado Scientist (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2023
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Urban Coyotes (By: Mary Kay Carson)
2024
Libros infantiles
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Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo (With: Judith Oksner)
2013
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Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home
2018
3
The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa's Last Great Herds (With: Roger Wood, Logan Wood)
2019
4
Becoming a Good Creature
2020
5
The Seagull and the Sea Captain (With: Amy Schimler-Safford)
2022
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Brave Baby Hummingbird (With: Tiffany Bozic)
2024
7
The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle
2025
Libros de no ficción
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Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas
1991
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The Curious Naturalist: Nature's Everyday Mysteries
1991
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Seasons of the Wild: A Year of Nature's Magic and Mysteries
1995
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The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans
1995
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Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest
2000
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The Wild Out Your Window: Exploring Nature Near at Hand
2002
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Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Southeast Asia
2002
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The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
2006
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Spell of the Tiger: The Man-Eaters of Sundarbans
2009
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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
2010
11
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World (With: Temple Grandin)
2012
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Aloft: A Meditation on Pigeons & Pigeon-Flying (With: Stephen Bodio)
2014
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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
2015
14
Tamed and Untamed (With: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas)
2017
15
How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals (With: Rebecca Green)
2018
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Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries (With: Gene Baur, Isa Leshko, Anne Wilkes Tucker)
2019
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Peaceable Kingdom: The Special Bond between Animals and their Humans (With: Sage Sohier)
2021
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The Book of Turtles (With: Matt Patterson)
2023
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Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell (With: Matt Patterson)