Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Featured books:

Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark. Clarion Books, 2002.		Colorful, Captivating Coral Reefs. Walker & Company, 2003.

Biography:

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent was born in Minnesota and grew up in Marin County, California. She received a BA in biological sciences from Stanford University of California at Berkeley. She now lives in Missoula, Montana, with her husband. Dr. Patent holds a Ph.D. in zoology and is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, many of which have been selected as Outstanding Science Trade Books for children. In 1987, she received the Eva L. Gordon Award from the American Nature Study Society in recognition of her outstanding contribution to science literature for young readers. She has collaborated on several award-winning books with photographer William Muñoz.

www.dorothyhinshawpatent.com

Selected Bibliography:

White-Tailed Deer (Lerner, 2004)
Garden of the Spirit Bear : Life in the Great Northern Rainforest (Clarion, 2004)
Biodiversity (Sagebrush, 2003)
Ecosystems in Action Series (Lerner, 2003)
Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark (Clarion, 2003)
Fabulous Fluttering Tropical Butterflies (Walker, 2003)
Rainforest Animals (Winslow, 2003)
Polar Bear Biologist at Work (Franklin Watts, 2001)
Charles Darwin: The Life of a Revolutionary Thinker (Holiday House, 2001)
Flashy, Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs (Sagebrush, 2001)
Slinky, Scaly, Slithery Snakes (Walker, 2000)
The Bald Eagle Returns (Clarion, 2000)
Shaping the Earth (Clarion, 2000)
Great Ice Bear: The Polar Bear and the Eskimo (HarperCollins, 1999)
Bold and Bright Black-And-White Animals (Walker, 1998)
Secrets of the Ice Man (Benchmark, 1998)
Back to the Wild (Gulliver Green, 1997)
Prairies (Holiday House, 1996)
Eagles of America (Holiday House, 1995)
Where the Wild Horses Roam (Clarion, 1993)
The Whooping Crane: A Comeback Story (Clarion, 1993)
Dogs: The Wolf Within (Carolrhoda, 1993)
Nutrition: What's in the Food We Eat (Holiday House, 1992)
Places of Refuge: Our National Wildlife Refuge System (Diane Pub Co., 1992)
African Elephants: Giants of the Land (Holiday House, 1991)
Yellowstone Fires: Flames and Rebirth (Holiday House, 1990)
Babies! (Holiday House, 1988)
Spider Magic (Holiday House, 1982)
Bacteria: How They Affect Other Living Things (Holiday House, 1980)
Bears of the World (Holiday House, 1980)
Animal and Plant Mimicry (Holiday House, 1978)
Reptiles and How They Reproduce (Holiday House, 1977)
Evolution goes on every day (Holiday House, 1977)
Plants and insects together (Holiday House, 1976)
Microscopic Animals and Plants (Holiday House, 1974)
Weasels, Otters, Skunks, and Their Family (Holiday House, 1973)

 

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