How to be a good creature: a memoir in thirteen animals
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Contributors:
Green, Rebecca, 1986- illustrator.
Published:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
213 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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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.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781432858438, 1432858432
Lexile measure:
1000

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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.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, S., & Green, R. (2018). How to be a good creature: a memoir in thirteen animals. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, Sy and Rebecca Green. 2018. How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, Sy and Rebecca Green, How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Montgomery, Sy, and Rebecca Green. How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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