{"product_id":"danger-in-ancient-rome","title":"Danger in Ancient Rome","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPraise for \"Ranger in Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\"This excellent story contains historical details, full-page illustrations, and enough action to keep even reluctant readers engaged.\" -- \"School Library Journal\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\"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\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\"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\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKate Messner is the author of THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z., winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; CAPTURE THE FLAG, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; HIDE AND SEEK; MANHUNT; and the Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle-school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and loves reading, walking in the woods, and traveling. Visit her online at www.katemessner.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe mysterious box that Ranger the golden retriever found in the garden transports him back to first century Rome, where he must rescue Marcus, a young servant boy, and Quintus, a volunteer gladiator, from the brutal world of the Colosseum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRanger, the time-traveling golden retriever, is back for the second book in Kate Messner's new chapter book series. This time, he's off to save the day in ancient Rome! \n\u003cbr\u003eRanger is a golden retriever who has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. In this adventure, Ranger travels to the Colosseum in ancient Rome, where there are gladiator fights and wild animal hunts! Ranger befriends Marcus, a young boy Ranger saves from a runaway lion, and Quintus, a new volunteer gladiator who must prove himself in the arena. Can Ranger help Marcus and Quintus escape the brutal world of the Colosseum?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Messner, Kate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turtleback Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Prebound-Sewn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2015-08-14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Juvenile Fiction|Science Fiction|Time Travel|Juvenile Fiction|Historical|Ancient Civilizations|Juvenile Fiction|Action \u0026amp; Adventure|Juvenile Fiction|Animals|Dogs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Golden retriever|Colosseum (Rome, Italy)|Time travel|Gladiators|Rome|Adventure stories|History|Domitian, 81-96|Dogs|Adventure and adventurers|Action and adventure fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780606370448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780606370448\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turtleback Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52148374143257,"sku":"SP-9780606370448","price":27.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/0e9cc2a4-64af-4c5d-8124-e7d643e45016.jpg?v=1784490502","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/danger-in-ancient-rome","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}