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The Book of Turtles

The Book of Turtles

by Sy Montgomery
Illustrated by Matt Patterson

Publishers: Clarion, HarperCollins, 2023
Pages: 38
ISBN: 9780358458074

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 5-9

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 597 Montgomery

How to Be a Good Creature

How to Be a Good Creature

by Sy Montgomery
Illustrated by Rebecca Green

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9780544938328

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 13 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 590 Montgomery

The Hyena Scientist

The Hyena Scientist

by Sy Montgomery
Illustrated by Nic Bishop

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018
Pages: 71
ISBN: 9780544635111

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-13

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 599 Montgomery

Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot (Scientists in the Field)

Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot (Scientists in the Field)

by Sy Montgomery
Illustrated by Nic Bishop

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010
Pages: 73
ISBN: 9780618494170

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-14

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 639 Montgomery

The Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk

The Octopus Scientists: Exploring the Mind of a Mollusk

by Sy Montgomery
Illustrated by Keith Ellenbogen

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
Pages: 71
ISBN: 9780544232709

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 11 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 594 Montgomery

The Tapir Scientist

The Tapir Scientist

by Sy Montgomery

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin , 2013
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9780547815480

CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 10-14

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 599 Montgomery

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World

by Sy Montgomery

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin , 2012
Pages: 148
ISBN: 9780547443157

CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 10 and older

CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 920 Grandin