Work Written and Illustrated for Children



Zozobra, The Story of Old Man Gloom (University of New Mexico Press, 2004)


Minik’s Story (Marshall Cavendish, 2003)



Poison Dart Frogs (Boyds Mills Press, 2001)
 


Four Months at the Bottom of the World, an Antarctic Journal
(HarperCollins 2001)
Outstanding Science Book of the Year


Clem, The Story of a Raven (University of New Mexico Press, 2003)
Outstanding Science Book of the Year

Borderlands (Marshall Cavendish, 2002)
 


Once I Knew a Spider (Walker & Company, 2002)
Outstanding Science Book of the Year


Mud Matters: Stories from a Mud Lover (Marshall Cavendish, 1998)
The John Burroughs Award



Navajo Summer (Boyds Mills Press, 1998)

 


Rattlesnake Dance (Boyds Mills Press, 1997) The Spur Award for Juvenile Non-Fiction
Outstanding Science Book of the Year


Faces Only a Mother Could Love (Boyds Mills Press, 1996)



Cowgirl Dreams (Boyds Mills Press, 1995)
“Dewey tells her story simply and forcefully, and her
life will seem
refreshingly foreign to today’s urban children.”--Booklist
 





Wildlife Rescue: The Work of Dr. Kathleen Ramsay (Boyds Mills Press, 1994)
The Orbis Pictus Award



Books Listed

Finding Your Way, the Art of Natural Navigation (Millbrook Press, 2001)
“Dewey takes armchair travelers on a fascinating journey as she describes her experiences of being lost in the Jornada del Muerto Desert in New Mexico, the Antarctic wilderness, and the Tierra del Fuego. The interesting scientific details and engaging nature writing and observation mixed with a sense of adventure will captivate readers….Readers looking for real-life adventure and survival stories will enjoy this engaging account.”—School Library Journal

Family Ties, Mothers and Their Babies in the Wild (Marshall Cavendish, 1998)

Bedbugs in Our House? An Introduction to Insects, Bugs, and Spiders (Marshall Cavendish, 1997)

Can You Find Me? Animal Camouflage (Scholastic, 1994)

The Creatures Underneath (Red Crane Books, 1994)

Spiders Near and Far (Dutton, 1993)

Night and Day in the Desert (Little Brown and Company, 1991)

Animal Architecture (Orchard Press, 1991)
Outstanding Science Book of the year

At the Edge of the Pond (Little Brown and Company, 1991)

The Wandering Albatross (Little Brown and Company, 1989)

The Adelie Penguin (Little Brown and Company, 1989)

Illustrated Works for Children and Adults:

Winging it: A Young Person’s Guide to Birding by Catherine Lolter
(University of New Mexico Press, 2004)

The Case of the Mummified Pigs: and Other Mysteries in Nature (Boyds Mills Press, 1995)

Creatures of Earth, Sea and Sky (Boyds Mills Press 1992)

Dinosaurs of the Southwestern Region (Museum of New Mexico Press, 1991)

The Village of Blue Stone (Scott Foresman, 1990)

Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs (William Morrow, 1990)

Spear Points and Arrowheads (Holt & Company, 1989)

Strange Creatures That Really Lived (Scholastic, 1989)

Birds of the Great Basin (University of Nevada Press, 1985)

The Dinosaur and the Dark Star (Atheneum, 1985)

The Sagebrush Ocean, Ecology of the Great Basin Desert (University of Nevada Press)

The Sea Eagle (The Huckleberry Press)

Living Fossils (Holt & Company)

Wilderness Sojourn (Harper & Row)

The Secret Language of Snow (Sierra Club Books)

Audubon Habitat Posters: (a series) Grasslands, Forests, Whales

Strange Nests (The Millbrook Press)

Winging It, A Bird Guide for Young Readers (University of New Mexico
Press)




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Navajo Summer
“Compelling….An excellent choice with myriad themes: Navajo culture, coming-of-age, life in a troubled family, friendship, and growth of
trust.”—School Library Journal

“Beautifully written, and full of the flavor of time and place….It has the makings of a Western classic.”—New Mexico Magazine

“In a simple, compelling text, Dewey invites readers to share three of her personal experiences with rattlesnakes in her native New Mexico….
These engrossing memories are embroidered with informative boxes of
scientific facts and folklore about rattlesnakes, and the whole is handsomely
enriched by Dewey's elegant, exquisitely detailed pencil illustrations and
scientific diagrams.”
—School Library Journal

Rattlesnake Dance
“After being bitten by a rattlesnake at the age of nine, Jennifer Dewey developed a lifelong fascination with pit vipers. Here she uses colorful illustrations to teach young readers all sorts of information about
rattlers and their habitat and behavior, as well as old beliefs and legends. This is a wonderful blending of autobiographical narrative with intriguing facts about the rattlesnake.”—Ingram

Cowgirl Dreams
“This rich, honest memoir….lives and breathes its own, full of
the flavors of the people who inhabit the West and vibrating with the truths of
childhood revisited.”
—School Library Journal

“Dewey tells her story simply and forcefully, and her life will seem
refreshingly foreign to today’s urban children.”
--Booklist

“Jennifer Dewey’s autobiographical Cowgirl Dreams is a bravely told
story of girlhood in northern New Mexico. In it we find a fierce, independent,
and principled young girl, as admirable as the story she tells.”—Barry Lopez
author of Arctic Dreams


“The text is smoothly written and straightforward, with sharp color
photos adding to the quality and power of the book. Recommended for browsers
and animal lovers alike, this outstanding package is as successful in presenting
medical detail as it is in depicting human responses to pain and
injury.”—Booklist

Wildlife Rescue
“An astute nature observer, Dewey (Spiders, Near and Far, 1993, etc.)
blends careful observation and lively quotes in this absorbing career study of
a dedicated naturalist. Glossy, color photos add tremendously to the
appeal of the whole. This is fine science writing attractively presented.”—Kirkus
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