Dorothy’s Books: From 1973 to Today
Here is a complete list of my published books, starting from the most recent and all the way back to 1973, when one color on a book jacket was exciting, and an occasional black and white illustration with lots of text was normal. How things have changed!!
Saving the Tasmanian Devil
2019
Scientists in the Field Series
Ages: 10 – 12
Made for Each Other: Why Dogs and People Are Perfect Partners
2018
Crown Books for Young Readers
Ages: 6-9
Dog on Board: The True Story of Eclipse, the Bus-Riding Dog
2016
Crown Books for Young Readers
Ages: 4-8
Camas & Sage: A Story of Bison Life on the Prairie
2015
Mountain Press
Ages: 8-12
The Call of the Osprey
a Scientists in the Field Book
2015
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Ages: 10-12
Super Sniffers: Dog Detectives on the Job
2014
Bloomsbury
Ages: 8-12
Dogs on Duty: Soldiers’ Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond
2012
Bloomsbury/Walker
Ages: 8-12
The Horse and the Plains Indians: A Powerful Partnership
2012
Clarion
Ages: 10 and up
Saving Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets a Second Chance
2010
Walker
Ages: 8-12
When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature’s Balance in Yellowstone
2008
Walker
Ages: 6 and up
The Buffalo and the Indians: A Shared Destiny
2006
Clarion
Ages: 10 and up
Big Cats
2005
Walker
Ages: 6-10
White-Tailed Deer
2005
Lerner
Ages: 5-8
Garden of the Spirit Bear
2004
Clarion
Ages: 8-12
The Right Dog for the Job
2004
Walker
Ages: 6-10
Colorful Captivating Coral Reefs
2003
Walker
Ages: 6-10
Fabulous Fluttering Tropical Butterflies
2003
Walker
Ages: 6-10
Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark
2003
Clarion
Ages: 10 and up
Life in a Desert
2003
Lerner
Ages: 10 and up
Life in a Grassland
2002
Lerner
Ages: 10 and up
The Lewis and Clark Trail Then and Now
2002
Dutton
Ages: 10 and up
Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark
2002
Clarion
Ages: 10 and up
Llamas
2002
Lerner
Ages: 5-8
A Polar Bear Biologist at Work
2001
Franklin Watts
Ages: 8 and up
Saving the Prairie Bandit
2001
Franklin Watts
Ages: 8 and up
Charles Darwin: The Life of a Revolutionary Thinker
2001
Holiday House
Ages: 10 and up
Horses
2001
Lerner
Ages: 5-8
The Bald Eagle Returns
2000
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Slinky Scaly Slithery Snakes
2000
Walker
Ages: 5-8
Shaping the Earth
2000
Clarion
Ages: 10 and up
Polar Bears
Carolrhoda
Ages: 6-10
A Is for Apple
1999
Broadway Books
Ages: adult level cookbook
Treasures of the Spanish Main
1999
Benchmark
Ages: 8-12
The Incredible Story of China’s Buried Warriors
1999
Benchmark
Ages: 8-12
Lost City of Pompeii
1999
Benchmark
Ages: 8-12
Wild Turkeys
1999
Lerner
Ages: 5-8
Great Ice Bear: The Polar Bear and the Eskimo
1999
HarperCollins
Ages: 9 and up
Fire: Friend or Foe
1998
Clarion
Ages: 9 and up
Bold and Bright Black and White Animals
1998
Walker
Ages: 5-8
In Search of the Maiasaurs
1998
Benchmark Books
Ages: 8-12
Mystery of the Lascaux Cave
1998
Benchmark Books
Ages: 8-12
Secrets of the Ice Man
1998
Benchmark Books
Ages: 8-12
Wild Turkeys
1998
Lerner
Ages: 5-8
Alex and Friends: Animal Talk, Animal Thinking
1998
Lerner
Ages: 9 and up
The Book of Garden Secrets
1997
adult nonfiction, Firefly Books; revised edition of Garden Secrets
Apple Trees
1997
Lerner
Ages: 6-8
Flashy Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs
1997
Walker
Ages: 5-8
Pigeons
1997
Clarion
Ages: 9 and up
Back to the Wild
1997
Harcourt
Ages: 8-12
Biodiversity
1996
Clarion
Ages: 9 and up
Children Save the Rain Forest
1996
Cobblehill
Ages: 8-12
Quetzal: Sacred Bird of the Cloud Forest
1996
Morrow
Ages: 8-12
Prairies
1996
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
West by Covered Wagon
1995
Walker
Ages: 6 – 10
Eagles of America
1995
Holiday House
Ages: 6 – 9
Return of the Wolf
1995
fiction, Clarion
Ages: 9 and up
Why Mammals Have Fur
1995
Cobblehill/Dutton
Ages: 8-12
Looking at Bears
Photography by William Muñoz
1994
Holiday House
Ages: 4-8
The Vanishing Feast
1994
Harcourt Brace
Ages: young adult
The American Alligator
1994
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Hugger to the Rescue
1994
Cobblehill/Dutton
Ages: 7-10
Deer and Elk
1994
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Horses: Understanding Animals
1994
Carolrhoda
Ages: 8-11
What Good is a Tail?
1994
Cobblehill/Dutton
Ages: 6-9
Looking at Penguins
1993
Holiday House
Ages: 4-8
Cattle: Understanding Animals
1993
Carolrhoda
Ages: 8-11
Prairie Dogs
1993
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Habitats: Saving Wild Places
1993
Enslow
Ages: 12 and up
Killer Whales
1993
Holiday
Ages: 4-8
Dogs: The Wolf Within
1993
Carolrhoda
Ages: 8 – 11
Ospreys
1993
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Pelicans
1992
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Places of Refuge: Our National Wildlife Refuge System
1992
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Nutrition: What’s in the Food We Eat
1992
Holiday
Ages: 8-12
Feathers
1992
Dutton
Ages: 8-12
Miniature Horses
1992
Dutton
Ages: 6-9
The Harrowsmith Country Life Book of Garden Secrets
1991
adult nonfiction; revised edition of Garden Secrets
Baby Horses
1991
Carolrhoda
revised edition of Baby Horses
A Family Goes Hunting
1991
Clarion
Ages: 8 – 11
The Challenge of Extinction
1991
Enslow
Ages: 12 and up
African Elephants
1991
Holiday
Ages: 8 – 12
Flowers for Everyone
1990
Cobblehill/Dutton
Ages: 9-12
Gray Wolf, Red Wolf
1990
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
An Apple a Day
1990
Dutton
Ages: 9-12
How Smart Are Animals?
1990
Harcourt Brace
Ages: young adult
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
1990
Holiday House
Ages: 10 up
Yellowstone Fires–Flames and Rebirth
1990
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Singing Birds and Flashing Fireflies
1989
Franklin Watts
Ages: 6-10
Grandfather’s Nose–Why We Look Alike and Different
1989
Franklin Watts
Ages: 6-10
Humpback Whales
1989
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
Looking at Ants
1989
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
Wild Turkey, Tame Turkey
1989
Clarion
Ages: 9 – 12
Where the Wild Horses Roam
1989
Clarion
Ages: 9 – 12
Looking at Dolphins and Porpoises
1989
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
Appaloosa Horses
1988
Holiday House
Ages: 8 – 12
The Whooping Crane–A Comeback Story
1998
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
paperback only available
A Horse of a Different Color
1988
Dodd, Mead
Ages: 9 up
Babies!
1988 (Holiday House, 6-9)
Christmas Trees, 1987,
1988
Dodd, Mead
Ages: 8-12
Dolphins and Porpoises
1987
Holiday House
Ages: 10 up
Way of the Grizzly
1987
Clarion
Ages: 9 – 12
Wheat, the Golden Harvest
1987
Dodd Mead
Ages: 7-11
Christmas Trees
1987
Dodd Mead
Ages: 8-12
All About Whales
1987
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
Mosquitoes
1986
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
The Quest for Artificial Intelligence
1986
Harcourt Brace
Ages: young adult
Draft Horses
1986
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Maggie–A Sheep Dog
1986
Dodd Mead
Ages: 3- 6
Buffalo–The American Bison Today
1986
Clarion
Ages: 9-12
Quarter Horses
1985
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
The Sheep Book
1985
Dodd Mead
Ages: 7-10
Thoroughbred Horses
1985
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Where the Bald Eagles Gather
1984
Clarion
Ages: 8-12
Farm Animals
1984
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Whales–Giants of the Deep
1984
Holiday House
Ages: 10 and up
Backyard Fruits and Berries
with Diane E. Bilderback
1984
Rodale
Ages: adult nonfiction
A Picture Book of Ponies
1983
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
Germs!
1983
Holiday House,
Ages: 8-12
A Picture Book of Cows
1982
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
Spider Magic
1982
Holiday House
Ages: 6-9
Arabian Horses
1982
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Garden Secrets
with Diane E. Bilderback
1982
Rodale
Ages: adult nonfiction
Horses of America
with Diane E. Bilderback
1981
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Hunters and the Hunted–Surviving in the Animal World
1981
Holiday House
Ages: 9-12
Horses and Their Wild Relatives
1980
Holiday House
Ages: 10 and up
The Lives of Spiders
1980
Holiday House
Ages: 10-14
Bears of the World
1980
Holiday House
Ages: 10 and up
Bacteria–How They Affect Other Living Things
1980
Holiday House
Ages: YA
Sizes and Shapes in Nature–What They Mean
1979
Holiday House
Ages: 12 and up
Raccoons, Coatimundis, and Their Family
1979
Holiday House
Ages: 9-12
Butterflies and Moths–How They Function
1979
Holiday House
Ages: 12 and up
The World of Worms
1978
Holiday House
Ages: 9-12
Beetles and How They Live
with Paul C. Schroeder
1978
Holiday House
Ages: 12 and up
Animal and Plant Mimicry
with Paul C. Schroeder
1978
Holiday House
Ages: 12 and up
Reptiles and How They Reproduce
1977
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Evolution Goes on Every Day
1977
Holiday House
Ages: 12 and up
Plants and Insects Together
1976
Holiday House
Ages: 9-12
Fish and How They Reproduce
1976
Holiday House
Ages: 9-12
Frogs, Toads, Salamanders and How They Reproduce
1975
Holiday House
Ages: 9-12
Dogs on Duty: Soldiers’ Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond
2012
Bloomsbury/Walker
Ages: 8-12
How Insects Communicate
1975
Holiday House
Ages: 10-14
Microscopic Animals and Plants
1974
Holiday House
Ages: 10-14
Weasels, Otters, Skunks and Their Family
1973
Holiday House
Ages: 8-12
Homesteading: Settling America’s Heartland
1998
Walker
Ages: 8-12
Where Food Comes From
1991
Holiday
Ages: 8 – 12