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One Book Chelmsford 2021 How To Be a Good Creature by Sy Montgomery
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Becoming a good creature
by Sy Montgomery
A picture book adaptation of the best-selling How to Be a Good Creature explores how the examples of animals can impart unexpected lessons about friendship, compassion and our role in making the world a better place.
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The golden moon bear : science and adventure in the Asian tropics
by Sy Montgomery
Introduces readers to the research involved in tracking and studying a recently new species of bear in Southeast Asia as a scientist and her assistant go into the jungle, visit remote villages, and explore busy cities to find out all they can about this newly discovered animal.
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Amazon adventure : how tiny fish are saving the world's largest rainforest
by Sy Montgomery
"Part science, part carnival--this winding adventure down the Amazon River with award-winning author Sy Montgomery and photographer Keith Ellenbogen explores how tiny fish, called piabas, can help preserve not only the rainforest and it's often misunderstood inhabitants, but the fate of our entire environment."
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Condor comeback
by Sy Montgomery
The National Book Award Honor-winning author of How to Be a Good Creature documents the story of California’s wild condors and how diligent scientists, volunteers and citizens have worked to save the species from extinction. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Encantado : pink dolphin of the Amazon
by Sy Montgomery
Readers can journey to the world's most stunning jungles in the Amazon to find the elusive pink dolphins, known as encantados or enchanted ones, and then follow these dolphins back in time to the prehistoric era where they reveal the true nature and beauty of the Amazon.
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The Great White shark scientist
by Sy Montgomery
The biologist head of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program describes his investigation into the possibility that Cape Cod is a breeding ground for the fearsome great white shark, recounting how he and his photographer crewmate performed important research on the species' behavior and related ecology.
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The hyena scientist
by Sy Montgomery
A myth-busting latest entry in the critically acclaimed series draws on the groundbreaking research of an award-winning female scientist and shares engaging discussions about the hyena's complexities, social nature and high intelligence.
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Kakapo rescue : saving the world's strangest parrot
by Sy Montgomery
Traces the efforts of New Zealand's National Kakapo Recovery Team to restore the near-extinct ground-dwelling parrot population, revealing the Kakapo's endearing nature and the factors that have nearly eliminated their numbers.
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The magnificent migration : on safari with Africa's last great herds
by Sy Montgomery
The National Book Award finalist chronicles his deeply personal journey alongside the massive Serengeti wildebeest migration, blending full-color photography with probing questions about animal migratory instincts and how migration patterns sculpt environments.
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The man-eating tigers of Sundarbans
by Sy Montgomery
A tale about the author's trip to the flooded forest of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve expels the myths and attempts to explain the science behind the behavior of the man-eating tigers which inhabit this mangrove swamp.
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The octopus scientists : exploring the mind of a mollusk
by Sy Montgomery
A latest entry in the award-winning Scientists in the Field series takes readers to the waters off of Moorea, Tahiti, to study these amazing creatures, following scientists as they uncover the secrets of the octopus's advanced intelligence to learn what these thinking, feeling animals have to teach us about the oceans and ourselves.
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The snake scientist
by Sy Montgomery
Discusses the work of Bob Mason and his efforts to study and protect snakes, particularly the red-sided garter snake from the forests of Manitoba, Canada.
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Snowball the dancing cockatoo
by Sy Montgomery
Presents the true story of Snowball the cockatoo, who became an international sensation after a YouTube video of him singing and dancing was released, and describes how he became the subject of a groundbreaking neuroscience study
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The tapir scientist : Saving South America's Largest Mammal
by Sy Montgomery
Introduces young readers to one of the strangest and most fascinating animals on the planet and recounts the extraordinary work of the dedicated scientists trying to save them. By the Sibert Medal-winning authors of Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's Strangest Parrot.
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The tarantula scientist
by Sy Montgomery
Readers can follow Sam Marshall, a spider scientist, as he explores the dense rain forest of French Guiana, knocking on the doors of tarantula burrows and trying to get a closer look at these incredible creatures.
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