Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
Patent in Hawaii, 2007
Patent in Hawaii, 2007
BornDorothy Hinshaw
(1940-04-30) April 30, 1940
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
OccupationWriter and educator
NationalityAmerican
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. 1 2 "Washington Post/Children's Book Guild 2004 Nonfiction Award Winner Dorothy Hinshaw Patent". The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C.
  2. 1 2 "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.


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