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About Dog-eared Publications
The home of Dog-eared Publications is
a perfect place to create children’s nature books!
Perched on a hilltop in Middleton, Wisconsin, we are surrounded
by wild meadows
and oak forests where deer, wild turkeys, and even bobcats
leave their marks.
Our Goals:
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to
turn young readers into environmentally aware earth
citizens |
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to foster a love of science and nature
in the new generation.
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How?
By capturing:
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first,
their interest |
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then their hearts and minds
with interactive games, mysteries, puzzles, and
stories.
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How
did Dog-Eared Publications get its name and logo?
We choose a fun name that reflects our love for both
books and dogs. The term “dog-eared" is
used to describe a page that someone has turned down
to mark his or her place in a book, something we often
find in well-loved books. Since we raise golden retrievers,
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The Story of
Dog-Eared Publications and its "Discovering" books
for children:
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The seeds for
the book series were sown back on the first Earth
Day in 1970 That year, publisher Nancy Field
("Nan") organized the first Earth Day
events at South Dakota State University in Brooking,
S.D., where she was working on a master's degree
in wild life biology. Having one day a year to
celebrate and call attention to the environment
was a good start, but Nan wondered how to reach
more people all of the time. Children's books seemed
to be the perfect place to start.
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As proof, Dog-Eared
Publications today is proud of their many successful
titles.
Awards and Recognition
Discovering Sharks and Rays
took the prestigious 2004 Ben Franklin Award for Best Juvenile-Young
Adult Nonfiction.
was a Finalist in ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the
Year Award competition. was named one of the “Hottest
Products of 2004” by iParenting Media.
Leapfrogging through Wetlands
won a Ben Franklin Award in category of science/environment
in addition to Parents Media and Parents’ Choice
awards.
Ancient Forests
Winner of 1996 Parents' Choice Awards
Discovering Earthquakes
Winner of 1996 Parents' Choice Awards
About the Publisher:
Nan Fields has a
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B.S.
in biology and science education from the University
of Wisconsin |
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M.S. in wildlife biology
from South Dakota State University
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Certification
from the Wildlife Society as an associate wildlife
biologist |
Nan taught biology and environmental
science at Bellevue Community College, Western Oregon State
College, and Oregon State University. In 1988, Nancy and
her husband Donald R. Field (a forestry professor at the
University of WI, Madison). They have three children, Peggy,
Andrew and Don and three grandchildren, Kendall, Reed and Robbie.
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Middleton
WI 53562-0863