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They Are Here! 1

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 […]

They Are Here!

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 […]

Roland Smith, author, books

Book pile, Roland Smith

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” […]


Author visits by motorhome

Author Visits, March thru May 2016

As many of you know I have had an amazing time visiting with thousands and thousands of students at schools all across the country. Many of these schools have been repeat visits. A few years ago Marie and I visited schools coast to coast in our motorhome. We are planning […]


One Reason I Write 5

I get a lot of email from readers for which I’m very grateful, but every once in awhile I get an email like the one below, which reminds me of why I write books. Thank you Rebecca! Dear Mr. Smith- I’ve never written to an author before, but your books […]