Sy Montgomery Books in Order
Sy Montgomery has written 43 books, published between 1991 and 2026. The first book is Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas (1991) and the newest is Oceanic Manta Adventure: Saving the Angels of the Sea (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 43
- Published
- 1991–2026
- Confirmed
- 1 of 43 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,100 in 17 of 43 books
Sy Montgomery, born February 7, 1958, is an American naturalist, author and scriptwriter writing for both children and adults. The catalogue lists 43 books, beginning in 1991 with Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas and The Curious Naturalist. Later titles include The Snake Scientist (1999), Journey of the Pink Dolphins (2000), The Tarantula Scientist (2004) and The Good Good Pig (2006). Oceanic Manta Adventure: Saving the Angels of the Sea (2026) is the newest. Animal behaviour, zoology, birds, apes and women primatologists are recorded subjects.
How many Sy Montgomery books are there?
Sy Montgomery has 43 books, released between 1991 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Hummingbirds' Gift series.
Sy Montgomery Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 43 Sy Montgomery books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas1991 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/419912801/4
- 2The Curious Naturalist: Nature's Everyday Mysteries1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 3Seasons of the Wild: A Year of Nature's Magic and Mysteries1995 · 152 pages · confirmed 1/419951521/4
- 4The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans1995 · 57 pages · confirmed 1/41995571/4
- 51999481/4
- 6Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 7The Wild Out Your Window: Exploring Nature Near at Hand2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 8Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Southeast Asia2002 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/420023241/4
- 92004–1/4
- 10The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 112006791/4
- 12Spell of the Tiger: The Man-Eaters of Sundarbans2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 13Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 142010741/4
- 15Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 16Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 172013801/4
- 182014801/4
- 19The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness2015 · 261 pages · confirmed 1/420152611/4
- 202015–1/4
- 212016701/4
- 22Tamed and Untamed2017 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/420172041/4
- 232017801/4
- 24Inky's Amazing Escape: How a Very Smart Octopus Found His Way Home2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 25How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 262018711/4
- 27The Magnificent Migration: On Safari with Africa's Last Great Herds2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 28The Best American Science And Nature Writing 2019Best American Science and Nature Writing #102019 · confirmed 3/42019–3/4
- 29Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 30Becoming a Good Creature2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 312020–1/4
- 32The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on WingsHummingbirds' Gift #12021 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42021961/4
- 33Peaceable Kingdom: The Special Bond between Animals and their Humans2021 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420211121/4
- 342022–1/4
- 35The Seagull and the Sea Captain2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 36The Book of Turtles2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 37Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 38Brave Baby Hummingbird2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 39Secrets of the Octopus2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 40Mysterious, Marvelous Octopus!2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 41What the Chicken Knows2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 42The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle2025 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42025321/4
- 43Oceanic Manta Adventure: Saving the Angels of the Sea2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Sy Montgomery books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Scientists in the Field in order
11 booksHummingbirds' Gift in order
2 booksBest American Science and Nature Writing in order
1 bookStandalone books
29 books29 Sy Montgomery titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Sy Montgomery books in order?
You only need to read Sy Montgomery books in order within the Hummingbirds' Gift series, which holds 2 of the 43 Sy Montgomery books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Sy Montgomery
Start with Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas (1991), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Sy Montgomery book?
Oceanic Manta Adventure: Saving the Angels of the Sea (2026) is the newest Sy Montgomery book released so far.
Is there a new Sy Montgomery book coming?
No next Sy Montgomery book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Sy Montgomery at a glance
- Still publishing
- Sy Montgomery published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Sy Montgomery books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,100 pages across the 17 of 43 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Sy Montgomery books, 17 of 43, were published in the 2010s.
What the Sy Montgomery books are about
19 of the 43 Sy Montgomery books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 7 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.