Fascinating February 7th Talk by Sy Montgomery
February 7, 2021 – Over 35 households joined Five Rivers in a fascinating and enlightening talk by Sy Montgomery based on her best selling book How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals.
Naturalist, author, and New Hampshire resident Sy Montgomery has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet’s rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy’s life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets.
Sy believes that “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Sy talked about learning how to step inside an animal’s perspective from her childhood dog, Molly, a Scottish Terrier. Her pig, Christopher Hogwood, grew from a small, sickly runt to a 750 lb. giant, taught Sy how to build a family. A white coated ermine who killed one of Sy’s beloved hens taught Sy about fierceness and forgiveness. And a magnificent Giant Pacific Octopus at the New England Aquarium named Octavia taught her about animal intelligence and love.
A young viewer, Teddy, was mesmerized by Sy’s entire presentation and thrilled when she spoke so directly to him and answered his question about tigers. Sy told Teddy that “Being still is like a super power when it comes to animals!”
Click the Play button below to watch the book trailer for Sy Montgomery’s children’s book Becoming a Good Creature.
Thanks to two of our favorite local bookstores – Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord and MainStreet BookEnds of Warner – participants were able to purchase a copy of Sy’s hardcover book How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals. If you were unable to participate in Sunday’s talk but are interested in Sy’s book, please consider purchasing it from one of these bookstores.
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