Peak won the 2007 National Outdoor Book Award (Children's Category). Smith's books have won 'Book of the Year' awards in Colorado, Nevada, South Carolina, and Florida, as well as in his native state of Oregon. Shatterproof (2012) - fourth book in the series The 39 Clues: Cahills vs.The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe (2008).I, Q Book Six: Alcatraz with Spradlin (2014).I, Q Book Five: The Windy City with Spradlin (2014).I, Q Book Four: The Alamo with Michael P.I, Q Book One: Independence Hall (2008).Mutation (2014) (O'Hara #4 guest appearance by Dylan Hickock and Jacob Lansa).Chupacabra (2013) (O'Hara #3 mention of Jacob Lansa guest appearance by Dylan Hickock).Tentacles (2009) (O'Hara #2 mention of Dylan Hickock guest appearance by Jacob Lansa).The Last Lobo (2001) (Jacob Lansa #3) (guest appearance by Buckley Johnson from Sasquatch).

In the Forest with the Elephants (1998).Journey of the Red Wolf (1996 Winner of the 1996 Oregon Book Award for Young Readers Literature).Whales, Dolphins and porpoises in the Zoo (1994).Lansa is also seen in 1999's Jaguar and 2001's The Last Lobo, as well as Tentacles, the sequel to Cryptid Hunters, and Chupacabra, the sequel to Tentacles. The book continues Smith's theme, as teenage protagonist Jacob Lansa follows his biologist father to Africa where the father is researching elephants. In 1997 Smith published his second novel, Thunder Cave. 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. 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. 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. For cousins Marty and Grace, who have lived with Wolfe ever since Marty's parents disappeared, this means adventure-and danger! Now they're all en route to the South Pacific to track down a giant squid, but the freighter they're on seems to be haunted, and someone on board is determined to sabotage their mission.Roland Smith (born November 30, 1951) is an American author of young adult fiction as well as nonfiction books for children. Annotation: Roland Smith's Scholastic debut-and the sequel to his bestseller CRYPTID HUNTERS-now in paperback!Troubled waters! Cryptids-mythological creatures like the Loch Ness monster and Sasquatch-are Travis Wolfe's obsession, and he'll travel to the ends of the earth for proof.

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