Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Patent in Hawaii, 2007
BornDorothy Hinshaw
(1940-04-30) April 30, 1940
Rochester, Minnesota, US
OccupationWriter and educator
EducationBA in biological sciences, Ph.D. in zoology
Alma materStanford University, University of California at Berkeley
GenreChildren's nonfiction
SubjectNature
Notable awardsWashington Post/Children's Book Guild 2004 Nonfiction Award
SpouseGreg Patent
Website
dorothyhinshawpatent.com

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.

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

  1. ^ a b "Washington Post/Children's Book Guild 2004 Nonfiction Award Winner Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C.
  2. ^ a b "Biography, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". Scholastic Teachers.
  3. ^ "Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". SCBWI, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.