Dunlap, Julie

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DUNLAP, Julie

DUNLAP, Julie. American, b. 1958. Genres: Children's fiction, Children's non-fiction, Marine sciences/Oceanography, Natural history, Biography. Career: University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, Biology Department, teaching assistant, 1978-79; Yale University, New Haven, CT, Biology Department, teaching fellow, 1980; Yale University Forestry School, postdoctoral researcher, 1987-88; Humane Society of the United States, Washington, DC, associate director of higher education, 1989-90; freelance writer. Publications: BIOGRAPHIES: Aldo Leopold: Living with the Land, 1993; Parks for the People: A Story about Frederick Law Olmstead, 1994; Eye on the Wild: A Story about Ansel Adams, 1995; Birds in the Bushes: A Story about Margaret Morse Nice, 1996. OTHER: Extraordinary Horseshoe Crabs (natural history), 1999; (with M. Lorbiecki) Louisa May and Mr. Thoreau's Flute (historical fiction picture book), 2002; (with M. Lorbiecki) John Muir and Stickeen (historical fiction picture book), 2004. Contributor to periodicals. Author of academic publications. Address: 6371 Tinted Hill, Columbia, MD 21045, U.S.A.