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]
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]