Sy Montgomery

When asked what life lessons animals have taught her, acclaimed writer and naturalist Montgomery hardly skipped a beat: "how to be a good creature." Here the award-winning author elaborates on what she has learned. Unable to conform to her parent's idea of how a young daughter should behave, this only child in a military family found her closest ally and a beloved friend in her first dog, and it appears from there on, her destiny was sealed. The author...

The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of astonishing feats. They are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. Brenda Sherburn LaBelle rescues abandoned hummingbirds and nurses them until they can fly away and live in the wild. Montgomery follows the care that LaBelle provides, and in doing so readers will discover just how truly amazing hummingbirds are. -- adapted from jacket

Follows a safari team led by Dr. Richard Estes as they track one of the largest land migrations--wildebeests crossing the Serengeti--with information on other animal migrations and the importance of protecting the African savanna ecosystem.

When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles—with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal—are given a second chance at life. The League’s founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give up...

"This tribute to one of the most diverse, fascinating, and beloved species on the planet (turtles) speaks to the diversity and wisdom of these long-lived reptiles"--

Describes the cheetah's essential role in the ecosystem and the ways in which Namibia's Cheetah Conservation Fund is promoting cohabitation between cheetahs and farmers.

On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last 91 kakapo parrots on earth. Originally this bird numbered in the millions before humans brought predators to the islands. Now on the isolated island refuge, a team of scientists is trying to restore the kakapo population.

Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.

"This book reveals new science and discoveries about the octopus, one of nature's most elusive and intelligent animals"--