About this Event
An Evening with Sy Montgomery
Join us for an evening with Sy Montgomery, a naturalist, devoted conservationist, author, documentary scriptwriter, and radio commentator who writes for both children and adults. Montgomery will present a talk and participate in a short Q&A, followed by a book signing.
About Sy Montgomery
Researching articles, films, and her 38 books for adults and children, nationally bestselling author Sy Montgomery has been chased by an angry silverback gorilla in Rwanda, hunted by a tiger in India, and swum with piranhas, electric eels and pink dolphins in the Amazon. Her work has taken her from the cloud forest of Papua New Guinea (for a book on tree kangaroos) to the Altai Mountains of the Gobi (for another on snow leopards.) For The Soul of an Octopus (a National Book Award finalist) she befriended octopuses at the New England aquarium and scuba dived and snorkeled with wild octopuses in Mexico and French Polynesia; next she drew on her scuba skills to cage dive with great white sharksand swim freely with giant oceanic manta rays .
For her most recent national bestseller for adults, Of Time and Turtles, she befriended a 42-pound wild snapping turtle named Fire Chief, who shows his extraordinary trust by allowing her to feed him by hand.
She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, the writer Howard Mansfield, and their border collie Thurber.
Your RSVP helps us plan; however, no tickets are required to attend this free event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Calvin University Chapel, 1835 Knollcrest Circle Southeast, Grand Rapids, United States
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