Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas
Buy on Amazon1991
The Curious Naturalist: Nature's Everyday Mysteries
Buy on Amazon1991
Seasons of the Wild: A Year of Nature's Magic and Mysteries
Buy on Amazon1995
The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans
Buy on Amazon1995
Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest
Buy on Amazon2000
The Wild Out Your Window: Exploring Nature Near at Hand
Buy on Amazon2002
Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Southeast Asia
Buy on Amazon2002
The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
Buy on Amazon2006
Spell of the Tiger: The Man-Eaters of Sundarbans
Buy on Amazon2009
Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World (With: Temple Grandin)
Buy on Amazon2012
Aloft: A Meditation on Pigeons & Pigeon-Flying (With: Stephen Bodio)
Buy on Amazon2014
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
Buy on Amazon2015
Tamed and Untamed (With: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas)
Buy on Amazon2017
How To Be A Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals (With: Rebecca Green)
Buy on Amazon2018
Allowed to Grow Old: Portraits of Elderly Animals from Farm Sanctuaries (With: Gene Baur,Isa Leshko,Anne Wilkes Tucker)
Buy on Amazon2019
Peaceable Kingdom: The Special Bond between Animals and their Humans (With: Sage Sohier)
Buy on Amazon2021
The Book of Turtles (With: Matt Patterson)
Buy on Amazon2023
Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell (With: Matt Patterson)
Buy on Amazon2023
Secrets of the Octopus
Buy on Amazon2024
Mysterious, Marvelous Octopus! (With: Paige Towler)
Buy on Amazon2024
What the Chicken Knows
Buy on Amazon2024
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas (1991), 2. The Curious Naturalist: Nature's Everyday Mysteries (1991), 3. Seasons of the Wild: A Year of Nature's Magic and Mysteries (1995), 4. The Man-Eating Tigers of Sundarbans (1995), 5. Journey of the Pink Dolphins: An Amazon Quest (2000), and 16 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Sy Montgomery contains 21 books. The series began in 1991 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Sy Montgomery. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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