Dorothy Patent

Dorothy H Patent has been writing nonfiction books for children for many years, as well as coauthoring adult nonfiction and writing for a variety of adult and children's magazines. In addition to writing, she is a freelance editor for nonfiction and children's books.

Dorothy has a B.A. from Stanford University in Biology and a M.A. and Ph.D in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley. Her work has been honored by many awards, including the Golden Kite from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators; and the Eve Gordon Award, the Lud Browman Award, and the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award for the body of her work. Her books have appeared on many "Best of the Year" lists, including from the New York Public Library, Scientific American Magazine, American Library Association, School Library Journal, Chicago Public Library, and the National Science Teachers Association. Her most recent book, When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone, was selected as a Teachers' Choice book by the International Reading Association.

Dorothy has written for many magazines as well, including Women's Day, The Writer, Horn Book, Spider Magazine, Distinctly Montana, and Relish, and for The Missoulian newspaper.

Her research and her love of travel has taken her to Europe, South America, the Arctic, Asia, and many parts of the U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii.