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How to be a good creature : a memoir in thirteen animals / by Sy Montgomery ; illustrated by Rebecca Green.

Montgomery, Sy, (author.). Green, Rebecca, 1986- (illustrator.).

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  • ISBN: 9781432858438
  • ISBN: 1432858432
  • Physical Description: 213 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.

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As an author, naturalist, and adventurer, National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet's rarest and most beautiful animals. This memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals she has known. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we create families; how we cope with loss and despair; and, most of all, how we can choose to be a good creature in the world.
Subject: Human-animal relationships > Anecdotes.
Animals > Anecdotes.
Large type books.
Genre: Anecdotes.

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How to Be a Good Creature : A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
How to Be a Good Creature : A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
by Montgomery, Sy
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How to Be a Good Creature : A Memoir in Thirteen Animals


National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals -- her friends -- who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.

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