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02504aam a2200409 i 4500 001 EC8DEB94081211E991DB78F996128E48 003 SILO 005 20190328032346 007 n 008 180831s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2018042159 020 $a 1432858432 hardcover : 020 $a 9781432858438 hardcover : 035 $a (OCoLC)1051779277 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Montgomery, Sy. 245 1 $a How to be a good creature $h [large print] : $b a memoir in thirteen animals / $c by Sy Montgomery ; illustrated by Rebeca Green. 250 $a Large print edition. 264 1 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company, $c 2018. 300 $a 1 volume (large print) ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Thorndike Press Large Print lifestyles 520 $a "National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animalsâher friendsâwho have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green. Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planetâs rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Syâs life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets. This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animalsâSyâs friendsâand the truths revealed by their grace. 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 find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world."-amazon.com. 541 $d 20181024. 650 $a Animals $v Anecdotes. 650 7 $a Large type books. 650 7 $a Human-animal relationships. 650 7 $a Animals. 650 $a Human-animal relationships $v Anecdotes. 650 7 $a Large type books. 655 7 $a Anecdotes. 700 $a Green, Rebecca, $d 1986- 830 $a Thorndike Press Large Print lifestyles. 941 $a 3 952 $l FGPD194 $d 20240614010520.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909052305.0 952 $l ZKPC437 $d 20210302050955.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EC8DEB94081211E991DB78F996128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search