Daniel Payne


The Wildes: The Islands   Recently updated !

Ring and Asia Wilde are back with another outdoor adventure! These siblings’ life is anything but ordinary. Some of their closest friends are endangered monkeys and rare birds. Instead of attending middle school, the siblings accompany their parents (scientists who work to save endangered species) on trips around the world. […]

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The Wildes: Captivity

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The Wildes have made some serious enemies in their last two adventures–and now they’ve all shown up in the little Texas town of Glen Rose with vengeance in their hearts. Moving the vaquitas to the Wilds has created quite a controversy and raised a national debate about how to save […]


Author Visits March 2020 8

Have rental car will travel! In March I will be in Missouri and Texas and surrounding States visiting schools and speaking at conferences. As always, I pay my own travel expenses. If you would like to have me speak to your school about reading, writing, and wildlife conservation please contact […]

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Ascent, by Roland Smith

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After conquering the mountains in Afghanistan, Peak Marcello goes to Myanmar, a country that has been in the grips of a brutal military regime for more than fifty years, to visit Alessia. When he’s invited to climb Hkakabo Razi, one of the most isolated mountains in the world, Peak can’t […]


Author Visits September 1st thru October 31, 2017 9

As many of you know I have had an amazing time visiting with thousands of students at schools across the country. Many of these schools have been repeat visits. Last year I visited over 100 schools coast to coast driving in our SUV. We are planning another “Author Tour Adventure” […]

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