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

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.

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 is the author ofAll the Answers;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 Ranger in Time and 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.