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Roland Smith (–) Biography

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Appraisal, spring-summer, , pp.

Booklist, September 15, , Deborah Abbott, review of Sea Otter Rescue: The Aftermath of an Oil Spill, p. ; October 15, , Stephanie Zvirin, review of Primates in the Zoo, p. ; October 1, , p. ; May 1, , Ellen Mandel, review of Journey of the Red Wolf, p. ; May 15, , Kay Weisman, review of Jaguar, p. ; April 15, , Lauren Peterson, review of Sasquatch, pp. ; October 15, , Helen Rosenberg, review of The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe, p. ; December 1, , Frances Bradburn, review of The Last Lobo, p. ; May 15, , Debbie Carton, review of Zach's Lie, p. ; February 1, , Todd Morning, review of Cryptid Hunters, p.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, June, , Roger Sutton, review of Thunder Cave, p. ; February, , Roger Sutton, review of Journey of the Red Wolf, p. 20; January, , Krista Hutley, review of Cryptid Hunters,

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Author and former zookeeper Roland Smith said it was the gift of a typewriter from his parents when he was five years old that sparked his love of writing. He has described himself as a writer of "adventure, animals, and more," and his many books have children and teens at the center of the excitement. Smith writes about characters who face high-stakes situations with daring and courage, often working together to achieve an outcome. His prize-winning publications include both fiction and nonfiction, totaling about50 titles. The most acclaimed are the Peak and I.Q. series.

Roland Smith was born in Portland on November 30, , to Roland Charles (Smitty) Smith and Melva May (Hap) Smith. He attended Grant and Lincoln High Schools in Portland and received a GED diploma when he was sixteen. Originally an English major at Portland State University, he switched to biology when he took a job at the Portland Zoo (now the Oregon Zoo), where he found that he loved working with animals. He le