Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Dorothy Hinshaw Patent | |
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| Born | Dorothy Hinshaw April 30, 1940 Rochester, Minnesota, US |
| Occupation | Writer and educator |
| Education | BA in biological sciences, Ph.D. in zoology |
| Alma mater | Stanford University, University of California at Berkeley |
| Genre | Children's nonfiction |
| Subject | Nature |
| Notable awards | Washington Post/Children's Book Guild 2004 Nonfiction Award |
| Spouse | Greg Patent |
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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (born April 30, 1940) is a teacher and author of over 100 children's nonfiction books.[1] She lives in Missoula, Montana.[2]
In 1964 she married Greg Patent.[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]She has received numerous awards for her writing.[3] "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."[2] She received the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild 2004 Nonfiction Award.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Washington Post/Children's Book Guild 2004 Nonfiction Award Winner Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C.
- ^ a b "Biography, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". Scholastic Teachers.
- ^ "Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". SCBWI, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.
External links
[edit]- Works by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent at Library Thing
- Dorothy Hinshaw Patent at Library of Congress, with 136 library catalog records
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