Race to the South Pole (Ranger in Time #4)

by Kate Messner (Author) Kelley McMorris (Illustrator)

Race to the South Pole (Ranger in Time #4)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Ranger in Time
Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, joins an early twentieth-century expedition journeying from New Zealand to Antarctica. He befriends Jack Nin, the stowaway turned cabin boy of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ship. They're racing against a rival explorer to reach the South Pole, but with unstable ice, killer whales, and raging blizzards, the journey turns into a race against time... and a struggle to stay alive.
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Praise for Ranger in Time
"This excellent story contains historical details, full-page illustrations, and enough action to keep even reluctant readers engaged." — School Library Journal
"The third-person narration expertly balances Ranger's thoughts between the appropriately doglike (squirrels! bacon!) and the heroic (Ranger's drive to find and protect)." — Kirkus Reviews
"McMorris's richly rendered illustrations heighten the plot's many moments of danger and drama, and Messner incorporates a wealth of historical details into her rousing adventure story." — Publishers Weekly
"Readers will love following Ranger on his thrilling adventure along the Oregon Trail. What a great way to learn about history!" — Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived series
Kate Messner

Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books for kids who wonder, too. Her award-winning titles include picture books like Once Upon a Book, Over and Under the Snow, and The Scariest Kitten in the World; middle-grade novels like All the Answers and Breakout; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series; the Ranger in Time chapter book adventures; and the History Smashers illustrated nonfiction series. A former middle-school Language Arts teacher, she splits her time between New York's Champlain Valley and Florida's Gulf Coast. Visit her online at katemessner.com and find her on social media at @katemessner.

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780545639255
Lexile Measure
700
Guided Reading Level
S
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Publication date
June 20, 2016
Series
Ranger in Time
BISAC categories
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV016050 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Exploration & Discovery
JUV064000 - Juvenile Fiction | Time Travel
Library of Congress categories
Time travel
Dogs
Adventure and adventurers
Adventure stories
Antarctica
Explorers
Discovery and exploration
South Pole
Golden retriever

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