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Madeleine Dunphy

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New York City, The United States

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Children's, Nonfiction, Science

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Madeleine Dunphy’s books have been published by Hyperion Books for Children, Millbrook Press, and her own publishing company, Web of Life Children’s Books—a publishing company devoted to publishing picture books about the environment. Madeleine is also a teacher, activist and mother.

Madeleine has taught special programs at the California Academy of Sciences, Lawrence Hall of Science, Museum of Children’s Art and at dozens of elementary schools in northern California and abroad. She has a BA in anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a MA in education from Mills College.

Madeleine has traveled extensively to research her various books. Her travels include visiting the mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Co ...more

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	The Peregrine's Journey (A Story of Migration, #1) by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Kristin Kest (Illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here Is the African Savanna (Web of Life, #2) by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Tom Leonard (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cat in the Night by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Joshua S. Brunet (Illustrator) 3.35 avg rating — 57 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest (Web of Life, 1) by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Michael Rothman (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1994 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here Is the Coral Reef (Web of Life, #3) by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Tom Leonard (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here Is the Arctic Winter (Web of Life, #5) by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Alan James Robinson (Illustrator) 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1993 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Turtle Dove's Journey (A Story of Migration, #2) by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Marlo Garnsworthy (Illustrator) 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here Is the Wetland (Web of Life, #6) by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Wayne McLoughlin (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here is Antarctica by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Tom Leonard (Illustrator) 3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At Home with the Gopher Tortoise: The Story of a Keystone Species by Madeleine Dunphy (Goodreads Author), Michael Rothman (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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