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Roland Smith
Roland Smith
Occupation	Author
Education	Portland State University
Spouse	Marie Smith
Children	Bethany, Shawn, and Niki Smith

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

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

In 1997, Smith published his first novel, Thundercave. The book continues Smith's theme, as teenage protagonist Jacob Lansa follows his biologist father to Africa where the father is researching elephants. The Lansa character also appears in 1999's Jaguar and 2001's The Last Lobo.

Other novels by Smith include The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe, Zach's Lie, Jack's Run, Cryptid Hunters, Sasquatch (novel), about a boy who searches for Bigfoot. Peak, the story of a teenage boy obsessed with climbing mountains, Elephant Run, and his latest, Tentacles(novel). Smith's books have won "Book of the Year" awards in Colorado, Nevada, South Carolina, and Florida, as well as in his native Oregon.^[1]^[2]

Smith lives in Tualatin, Oregon with his wife and stepchildren.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Roland Smith". Answers.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
^ "Awards and Nominations". RolandSmith.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.

External links

[answers-1] "Roland Smith". Answers.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.

[smith-2] "Awards and Nominations". RolandSmith.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.

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-- ! colspan="5" style="background:red; color:white" | '''<center>Non-Fiction Books</center>'''
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-- ! Series
-- ! Title
-- ! Publisher
-- ! Publish Date
-- ! Notes
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-- | Millbrook Books
-- | ''Snakes In The Zoo''
-- | Millbrook Press
-- | <Center>(October 1, 1992)</center>
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-- | Millbrook Books
-- | ''Primates In The Zoo''
-- | Millbrook Press
-- | <Center>(October 1, 1992)</center>
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-- |-
-- | Millbrook Books
-- | ''Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises''
-- | Millbrook Press
-- | <Center>(October 1, 1994)</center>
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-- | Millbrook Books
-- | ''Cats In The Zoo''
-- | Millbrook Press
-- | <Center>(October 1, 1994)</center>
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-- |
-- | ''Journey of the Red Wolf''
-- | Dutton Juvenile
-- | <Center>(April 1, 1996)</center>
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-- | Inside the Zoo Nursery
-- | ''Vultures''
-- | Lerner Publications
-- | <Center>(November 1997)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Inside the Zoo Nursery
-- | ''African Elephants''
-- | Gulliver Books Paperbacks
-- | <Center>(March 15, 1998)</center>
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-- |-
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-- | ''In The Forest With Elephants''
-- | Gulliver Green; 1st ed edition
-- | <Center>(March, 1998)</center>
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-- |
-- | ''Sea Otter Rescue: The Aftermath of an Oil Spill''
-- | Puffin
-- | <Center>(November 1, 1999)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- ! colspan="5" style="background:red; color:white" | '''<center>Fiction Books</center>'''
-- |-
-- ! Series
-- ! Title
-- ! Publisher
-- ! Publish Date
-- ! Notes
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-- |
-- | ''[[Amy's Missing]]''
-- | B Y L S Press; 1 edition
-- | <Center>(April 1996)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Jacob Lansa Series
-- | ''[[Jaguar (novel)|Jaguar]]''
-- | Hyperion
-- | <Center>(February 3, 1999)</center>
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-- |-
-- |
-- | ''[[Sasquatch (novel)|Sasquatch]]''
-- | Hyperion
-- | <Center>(September 25, 1999)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- |
-- | ''[[The Captain's Dog]]''
-- | Harcourt Paperbacks
-- | <Center>(August 1, 2000)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Jacob Lansa Series
-- | ''[[The Last Lobo]]''
-- | Hyperion
-- | <Center>(July 23, 2001)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Zach Granger Series
-- | ''[[Zach's Lie]]''
-- | Hyperion
-- | <Center>(April 28, 2003)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Alphabet Series
-- | ''[[B is for Beaver: An Oregon Alphabet Book]]''
-- | Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition
-- | <Center>(September 12, 2003)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Alphabet Series
-- |''[[E is for Evergreen: A Washington State Alphabet Book]]''
-- | Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition
-- | <Center>(August 20, 2004)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- |
-- | ''[[Cryptid Hunters]]''
-- | Hyperion; 1 edition
-- | <Center>(December 27, 2004)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Alphabet Series
-- | ''[[Z is for Zookeeper: A Zoo Alphabet Book]]''
-- | Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition
-- | <Center>(April 1, 2005)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- | Alphabet Series
-- | ''[[N is for Our Nation's Capitol: A Washington D.C Alphabet Book]]''
-- | Sleeping Bear Press; 1 edition
-- | <Center>(April 15, 2005)</center>
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-- | Zach Granger Series
-- | ''[[Jack's Run]]''
-- | Hyperion
-- | <Center>(March 27, 2007)</center>
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-- |
-- | ''[[Peak (novel)|Peak]]''
-- | Harcourt Children's Books
-- | <Center>(May 1, 2007)</center>
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-- |
-- | ''Elephant Run''
-- | Hyperion; 1 edition
-- | <Center>(September 25, 2007)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- |I,Q Series
-- |''I,Q: Independence Hall''
-- |Scholastic, Inc.
-- | <Center>(August 2008)</center>
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-- |
-- | ''[[Tentacles]]''
-- | Scholastic, Inc.
-- | <Center>(September 1, 2009)</center>
-- |
-- |
-- |-
-- |I,Q Series
-- |''I,Q: The White House''
-- |Scholastic, Inc.
-- | <Center>(February 1, 2010)</center>
-- |
-- |-
-- |}