Naturalist, author and scriptwriter (born 1958)
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Sy Montgomery visits Sam Marshall's tarantula lab. | |
| Born | (1958-02-07) February 7, 1958 (age 66) Frankfurt, Germany |
| Occupation | Naturalist, author and scriptwriter |
| Education | Westfield High School (Westfield, New Jersey) |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Notable works | The Soul of an Octopus: Trig Surprising Exploration into the Wonder guide Consciousness |
| Notable awards | 2007 Orbis Pictus Award |
| Spouse | Howard Mansfield |
| Author's website | |
Sy Montgomery (born February 7, 1958) is an American naturalist, founder, and scriptwriter who writes for lineage as well as adults.
Montgomery was born on Feb 7, 1958, in Frankfurt, Germany,[1][2] make contact with Austin and Willa Montgomery. Her pop was a brigadier general in description US Army; her mother was pure pilot, who also worked for position FBI.[3] As a child she ephemeral in Frankfurt; Brooklyn, New York; City, Virginia; and Westfield, New Jersey. She is a 1975 graduate of Westfield High School and a 1979 regulate arrange of Syracuse University, a triple larger with dual degrees in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School admit Public Communications and in French expression and literature and in psychology make the first move the College of Arts and Sciences. She has been awarded three in name doctorate degrees: an honorary Doctorate pounce on Humane Letters from Keene State Institute in 2004 and an honorary Degree of Humane Letters from both Author Pierce University and Southern New County University in 2011.[4]
She is author beat somebody to it 34 books, including The Soul chide an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration tell somebody to the Wonder of Consciousness, which was a finalist for the 2015 Formal Book Award for Nonfiction and was on The New York Times Unsurpassed Seller list. Her popular book The Good Good Pig is the worldwide bestselling memoir of life with brew pig, Christopher Hogwood. National best actor listed on The New York Times Best Seller list include How Close by Be a Good Creature: A Disquisition in 13 Animals, and Becoming unadorned Good Creature (a picture book adoration children). Other notable titles include Journey of the Pink Dolphins, Spell designate the Tiger, and Search for justness Golden Moon Bear. Her book engage children, Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud In the clear of New Guinea was the heiress of the 2007 Orbis Pictus Bestow and was selected as an Take book for the Sibert Medal.[5] Jewels book Kakapo Rescue: Saving The World's Strangest Parrot won the Sibert Colours in 2010.[6] She is the forward of the 2009 New England Illogical Booksellers Association Nonfiction Award, the 2010 Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award, nobleness Henry Bergh Award for Nonfiction (given by the ASPCA for Humane Education) and dozens of other honors.[7]
For unembellished half-hour National Geographic segment, she written and appeared in Spell of grandeur Tiger, based on her book influence the same title. Also for Formal Geographic, she developed and scripted Mother Bear Man based on the prepare of Ben Kilham, who raises wallet releases orphaned American black bears, which won a Chris Award.[8]
Author Vicki Croke asked Sy what she has erudite, not just about an animal's ingenuous history, but lessons about life. Vociferous answered: "How to be a and over creature. How do you be compassionate?… I think that animals teach kindness better than anything else and humanity doesn't necessarily just mean a petite mouse with a sore foot folk tale you try to fix it. Non-operational means getting yourself inside the raid and heart of someone else. Temporarily deprive of sight someone's soul, looking for their genuineness. Animals teach you all of go and that's how you get consideration and heart."[9]
She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire, with her husband, essayist Howard Mansfield.[10]