Sy Montgomery

Sy Montgomery was born in 1958. Their most popular book is The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness with 253 saves and an average rating of 3.67.

Author Bio

Part Indiana Jones, part Emily Dickinson, as the Boston Globe describes her, Sy Montgomery is an author, naturalist, documentary scriptwriter, and radio commentator who has traveled to some of the world's most remote wildernesses for her work. She has worked in a pit crawling with 18,000 snakes in Manitoba, been hunted by a tiger in India, swum with pink dolphins in the Amazon, and been undressed by an orangutan in Borneo. She is the author of 13 award-winning books, including her national best-selling memoir, The Good Good Pig. Montgomery lives in Hancock, New Hampshire.

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Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

14 released books

Authored 44% of series

Scientists in the Field

Scientists in the Field is a 14-book series with 14 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Sy Montgomery, Donna M. Jackson, and Nic Bishop.

Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar

Tracking Trash

Series

2 primary books

Authored 100% of series

The Hummingbirds' Gift

The Hummingbirds' Gift is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Sy Montgomery.

The Hawk's Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty

Series

1 primary book2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Guys Read

Guys Read is a 2-book series with 2 released primary work first released in 2014 with contributions by Jon Scieszka, Adam Gidwitz, and R. L. Stine.