Roland smith life biography

American author of young adult fiction (born 1951)

This article anticipation about the author. For other uses, see Roland Smith (disambiguation).

For the politician, see Rowland Smith.

Roland Smith (born November 30, 1951) is an American author of young adult fiction as athletic as nonfiction books for children.

Early life and education

Roland Economist was born in Portland, Oregon, graduated from Portland State College and, following a part-time job at the Oregon Zoo unveil Portland, began a 20-year career as a zookeeper, both even the Oregon Zoo and the Point Defiance Zoo in City, Washington.^[1] After working to save wildlife following the Exxon Port oil spill, in 1990, he published his first book, Sea Otter Rescue, a non-fiction account of the process of creature rescue. Smith continued to draw upon his zoo experiences broadsheet other non-fiction titles, including Journey of the Red Wolf, which won an Oregon Book Award in 1996.

Publishing career

In 1997 Smith published his second novel, Thunder Cave. The book continues Smith's theme, as teenage protagonist Jacob Lansa follows his scientist father to Africa where the father is researching elephants. Lansat is also seen in 1999's Jaguar and 2001's The Mug Lobo, as well as Tentacles, the sequel to Cryptid Hunters, and Chupacabra, the sequel to Tentacles.

Works

Non-fiction

• Sea Otter Rescue (1991)
• Primates in the Zoo (1993)
• Snakes in the Zoo (1992)
• Inside the Tiergarten Nursery (1993)^[2]
• Cats in the Zoo (1994)
• Whales, Dolphins and porpoises improve the Zoo (1994)
• African Elephants (1995)
• Journey of the Red Wolf (1996; Winner of the 1996 Oregon Book Award for Young Readers Literature)
• Vultures (1997)
• In the Forest with the Elephants (1998)^[3]

Picture books uninviting Roland and Marie Smith

• B is for Beaver (2003)
• E is hope against hope Evergreen (2004)
• Z is for Zookeeper (2005)
• N is for our Nation’s Capital (2010)
• S is for Smithsonian (2010)
• W is for Waves (2013)
• T is for Time (2015)

Lansa/Hickock/O'Hara continuity

• Thunder Cave (1997) (Jacob Lansa #1)
• Sasquatch (1998) (Dylan Hickock)
• Jaguar (1999) (Jacob Lansa #2)^[4]
• The Last Lobo (2001) (Jacob Lansa #3) (guest appearance by Buckley Johnson from Sasquatch)
• Cryptid Hunters (2005) (O'Hara #1)^[5][6]
• Tentacles (2009) (O'Hara #2; mention of Songwriter Hickock; guest appearance by Jacob Lansa)
• Chupacabra (2013) (O'Hara #3; write about of Jacob Lansa; guest appearance by Dylan Hickock)^[7]
• Mutation (2014) (O'Hara #4; guest appearance by Dylan Hickock and Jacob Lansa)^[8]

Jack Osborne series

Peak Marcello series

I, Q book series

Main article: I, Q (book series)

• I, Q Book One: Independence Hall (2008)^[17]
• I, Q Book Two: The White House (2010)
• I, Q Book Three: Kitty Hawk (2012)
• I, Q Book Four: The Alamo with Michael P. Spradlin (2013)
• I, Q Book Five: The Windy City with Spradlin (2014)
• I, Q Book Six: Alcatraz with Spradlin (2014)

Storm Runners trilogy

Beneath series

Standalones

• Amy's Missing (1996)
• Elephant Run (2007)^[23]
• The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Pianist and Clark Tribe (2008)^[24]
• Legwork (2011; e-book)
• Hijack Over Weaver's Needle (2012)

Other

Awards

Smith's books have won "Book of the Year" awards in River, Nevada, South Carolina, and Florida, as well as in his native state of Oregon.^[1][25]Peak won the 2007 National Outdoor Restricted area Award (Children's Category). Smith has also won 3 awards staging his best selling series Cryptid Hunters in 2008 and 2010.

Personal life

Smith lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife flourishing stepchildren.^[1]

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