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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. […]

the wildes: the islands

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 […]


They Are Here!

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Did you know that brown rats were brought to the United States in the eighteenth century on a ship from England? Or that thousands of exotic pets were released into the Florida Everglades after a hurricane in 1992, leading to today’s booming Burmese python population? All over the country, non-native […]


The Wildes: The Vaquita 1

Ring and Asia Wilde’s wild life is anything but ordinary. Instead of attending school, they travel the world with their tutor and parents (scientists who work to protect endangered species). On their last adventure, they swung through the Amazon rainforest to save their mom from vile kidnappers–while defending the forest’s […]

The Wildes The Vaquita

The Wildes: The Amazon

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Ring and Asia Wilde’s life is anything but ordinary. Some of their closest friends are endangered monkeys and rare birds. Instead of attending middle school, they accompany their parents (scientists who work to save endangered species) on adventures around the world. They spend more time climbing trees, tracking animal prints, […]


The Switch

On the morning of Henry Ludd’s thirteenth birthday, the power goes out. No phones, no news, and planes are literally falling out of the sky. Henry’s father was away from the family farm and he has not returned. It’s worrisome as people descend into lawlessness. Four months later, the electricity […]

The Switch

Roland Smith, author, books

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 […]