Roland Smith, Author I'm an author with several exciting books for teens. http://www.rolandsmith.com Cryptid Hunter Here’s a wonderful review from my friend Jonathan Downes—fearless leader of the Centre For Fortean Zoology in the latest edition of The Journal of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. http://www.rolandsmith.com/ W is for Waves Take an A to Z tour of the ocean's depths and meet the creatures that live there. From the mythological undewater city of Atlantis to the amount of water that covers Earth's surface, the oceanic world has challenged and intrigued man since recorded time. http://www.rolandsmith.com/ Elephant Run is out In 1941, bombs drop from the night skies of London, demolishing the apartment Nick Freestone lives in with his mother. Deciding the situation in England is too unstable, Nick's mother sends him to live with his father in Burma, hoping he will be safer living on the family's teak plantation. http://www.rolandsmith.com/ B is for Beaver Good news. Our picture book B is for Beaver: An Oregon Alphabet has been nominated for an Oregon Book Award. http://www.rolandsmith.com/blog.html