Becoming a Good Creature
Book description
Sy Montgomery has had many teachers in her life: some with two legs, others with four, or even eight! Some have had fur, feathers, or hooves. But they've all had one thing in common: a lesson to share.
The animals Sy has met on her many world travels have taught…
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This picture book memoir based on her New York Times best-selling adult memoir, How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals, introduces young readers to some of the incredible animals that have influenced the author throughout her lifetime and challenges us all to look at our relationships with animals differently.
What lessons have animals taught us—whether it’s our domesticated pets at home or animals you’ve seen in nature? How can animals make us better versions of ourselves? This beautifully told story by one of the greatest nature writers of our time shows us simply just how much…
From Hayley's list on picture books about animals for young readers.
These gentle mini-stories make up my favorite introduction for picture-book listeners to the uncertainties of our changing planet.
A weasel in a henhouse reminds the writer to look for beauty everywhere, and a playful octopus surprises her into seeking common ground with everyone. Montgomery never mentions climate change but shares how animals have taught her lessons for our time in empathy, curiosity, courage, and, especially, hope.
Studies of early childhood have revealed that kids need to fall in love with nature before they can develop commitments to care for the Earth. Montgomery’s passion for wildlife beams from every page, and…
From Julie's list on children's books about the climate crisis that won’t scare their socks off.
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