by Roland Smith (Author)
Determined, after his mother's accidental death, to foil his stepfather's plans for his future, fourteen-year-old Jacob travels alone to Africa in search of his father, a biologist studying elephants in a remote area of Kenya.
Roland Smith is the author of Zach's Lie, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Cryptid HuntersThunderCave JaguarThe Last Lobo and Sasquatch. He lives outside of Portland, Oregon, with his wife Marie, who also writes children's books.
Author Biography
Roland Smith is the author of Zach's Lie, an ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Cryptid HuntersThunderCave JaguarThe Last Lobo and Sasquatch. He lives outside of Portland, Oregon, with his wife Marie, who also writes children's books.
Number of Pages: 256
Dimensions: 0.59 x 7.7 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: April 01, 1997
Award: Oregon Book Awards (1996)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Thunder Cave
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 9
