Dorothy Hinshaw Patent | |
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 Patent in Hawaii, 2007 | |
| Born | Dorothy Hinshaw (1940-04-30) April 30, 1940 |
| 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 such as: How Smart are Animals?,At Home with the Beaver, and Saving the Tasmanian Devil. [1] She lives in Lihui, Hawaii.[2]
In 1964 she married Greg Patent.
Awards
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
- "Washington Post/Children's Book Guild 2004 Nonfiction Award Winner Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C.
- "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
- Works by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent at Library Thing
- Dorothy Hinshaw Patent at the Library of Congress, with 136 library catalog records
- https://dorothyhinshawpatent.com/about-dorothy/published-books-list/