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Danger in Ancient Rome  Cover Image Book Book

Danger in Ancient Rome / by Kate Messner ; illustrations by Kelley McMorris.

Messner, Kate, (author.). McMorris, Kelley, (illustrator.).

Summary:

The 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780545639187 (hc)
  • ISBN: 9780545639170 (pb)
  • Physical Description: 129 pages ; 18 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
Reading level : grade 4.
Subject: Colosseum (Rome, Italy) > Juvenile fiction.
Colosseum (Rome, Italy) > Fiction.
Golden retriever > Juvenile fiction.
Time travel > Juvenile fiction.
Gladiators > Rome > Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Golden retriever > Fiction.
Dogs > Fiction.
Time travel > Fiction.
Gladiators > Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
Rome > History > Domitian, 81-96 > Juvenile fiction.
Rome > History > Domitian, 81-96 > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch J FIC Messn 31681002523645 JFIC Checked out 08/13/2025

  • Baker & Taylor
    The 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.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Traveling to the Colosseum in ancient Rome, Ranger the time-traveling golden retriever watches gladiatorial contests and wild animal hunts before befriending a volunteer gladiator and rescuing a young boy from a runaway lion. Simultaneous and eBook.
  • Scholastic
    Ranger, 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!

    Ranger 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?

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