The Hummingbirds' Gift by Sy Montgomery

The Hummingbirds' Gift by Sy Montgomery

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the "fascinating...entertaining" (The Daily Beast) National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus, a charmingly perfect gem of a book about the most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures--hummingbirds.

As one of the most beautiful and intriguing birds found in nature, hummingbirds fascinate people around the world. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one MPH, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. Miraculous creatures, they are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. That's where Brenda Sherburn comes in.

With tenderness and patience, she rescues abandoned hummingbirds and nurses them back to health until they can fly away and live in the wild. In The Hummingbird's Gift, the extraordinary care that Brenda provides her peanut-sized patients is revealed and, in the process, shows us just how truly amazing hummingbirds are. With Sy Montgomery's signature "joyful passion" (Library Journal), and including sixteen pages of gorgeous color photos, this beautifully written and inspiring little book celebrates the profound gift that hummingbirds are to our planet and is the ultimate gift for nature lovers and bird watchers everywhere.

Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter, and the author of thirty-one critically praised nonfiction books for adults and children, including The Soul of an Octopus, a National Book Award finalist, and The Good Good Pig, a New York Times bestseller. She resides in New Hampshire with her husband, writer Howard Mansfield, and a border collie. She has received numerous distinctions, including lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association.

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ISBN 13	9781982176082
ISBN 10	1982176083
Title	The Hummingbirds' Gift
Author	Sy Montgomery
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Atria Books
Year published	2021-05-04
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.