Roland Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	Roland Smith
Occupation	Young Adult Author
Date Of Birth	Nov 30, 1951(1951-11-30)
Age	73
Birthplace	Portland
Country	United States
Birth City	Oregon
Horoscope	Scorpio

Roland Smith Biography

Roland Smith is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on November 30, 1951 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Smith is well-known for his fiction and nonfiction works for young adults. He is especially known for his Marty & Grace and I,Q series. Peak, his 2007 children’s book, was awarded a National Outdoor Book Award.

He is a contemporary to He is a contemporary of fellow young adult author and Oregon native April Henry., a fellow young adult author.

Roland Smith was born in Portland, Oregon, 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 and the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington. 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 second novel, Thunder Cave. The book continues Smith’s theme, as teenage protagonist Jacob Lansa follows his biologist father to Africa where the father is researching elephants. Lansa is also seen in 1999’s Jaguar and 2001’s The Last Lobo, as well as Tentacles, the sequel to Cryptid Hunters and as well as Chupacabra the sequel to Tentacles.

He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Later, he settled in Tualatin with Marie.

Roland Smith Net Worth

Roland Smith is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roland Smith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from Portland State University he worked as a zookeeper for over 20 years in Oregon and Washington. His first non-fiction book, Sea Otter Rescue, was published in 1990. Thunder Cave was his debut novel in 1997.

The Oregon Book Award in 1996 awarded his book Journey of the Red Wolf.

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

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Who is Roland Smith Dating?

According to our records, Roland Smith married to Marie Smith. As of December 1, 2023, Roland Smith’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Roland Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Roland Smith celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.

What is Roland Smith best known for?

Roland Smith is a zookeeper turned children’s author who has carved a niche for himself both in nonfiction and fiction with such award-winning titles as Sea Otter Rescue, Journey of the Red Wolf, Thunder Cave, Jaguar, and Sasquatch.

Did Roland Smith climb Mount Everest?

Roland Smith. When readers of Roland Smith’s Peak (HMH, 2007) last encountered his 15-year-old climbing prodigy, the Manhattan teen had just returned from scaling Everest , carrying the Moleskin notebooks his English teacher had given him to record the details of his trek.

How old is Roland Smith?

70 years (November 30, 1951)

Why did Roland Smith Written Peak?

Evaluation. The authors purpose for writing the book Peak was to show that if you really want to do something and you put your mind to it then you can get it done. Roland Smith was born on November 30, 1951 in Portland Oregon.

What genre is the book Peak?

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