Sy Montgomery is an author, naturalist, newspaper columnist,
scriptwriter, and radio commentator who writes award-winning books
for both children and adults. She lives in Hancock, New Hampshire.
She and photographer Nic Bishop won the Sibert Medal in 2011 for
their collaborative work on Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World's
Strangest Parrot.
Meredith Mitchell is an actress who has performed in such films as
Mona Lisa Smile and The Reunion, on stage with Shakespeare &
Company and the New Repertory Theatre, and on television on Good
Morning America. She received her BA in psychology from Emory
University and her MFA in acting from Brandeis University.
[A] lively, well-worded narrative...For librarians who struggle to
find well-written biographies of women, this is a must-buy.--
"School Library Journal (starred review)"
Montgomery's book not only tells the powerful story of one amazing
womans life journey but also has potential to help readers
understand autistic people and [understand] animals.-- "Horn
Book"
The biography of an exceptional woman who, remarkably, made use of
her condition to discover her calling and changed her own and many
animals' lives...A well written, admiring, and thought-provoking
portrait.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
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