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The Wisdom, Insight, and Wit of Birds
Written by Sy Montgomery
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Sy Montgomery apprenticed herself to seven different species of birds. What she learned brings us a new understanding of who animals of all species are, and what they're capable of.
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Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, adventurer, and author of more than thirty acclaimed books of nonfiction for adults and children, including The Hummingbirds’ Gift, The Hawk’s Way, the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus, and most recently, Of Time and Turtles, which was a New York Times bestseller. The recipient of numerous honors, including lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association, she lives in New Hampshire with her husband, writer Howard Mansfield, and a border collie.
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