(3) 1-3 Ranger in Time series. Illustrated by Kelley McMorris. Time-traveling rescue dog Ranger finds himself in Viking Age Iceland with self-sufficient Helga; together they journey through the ash and smoke of an erupting volcano to find Helga's father before her new baby sibling arrives. This installment is an adventurous, vivid, and well-researched historical piece, with brisk chapters of easily flowing text and full-page black-and-white illustrations. Author's note included. Reading list. Bib.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) 1-3 Ranger in Time series. Illustrated by Kelley McMorris. Ranger, a search-and-rescue golden retriever, time travels to pre–Civil War Maryland. He helps slave siblings Sarah and Jesse escape through the Underground Railroad before Jesse is sold to another plantation. The action-packed story moves along briskly to its positive conclusion. The series' time-travel-adventure premise makes for an appealing introduction to historical fiction; black-and-white illustrations and an author's note are included. Reading list, websites. Bib.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Kelley McMorris. For his second adventure (Rescue on the Oregon Trail), time-traveling search-and-rescue dog Ranger heads to ancient Rome, where he must rescue Marcus, an eleven-year-old slave, and Quintus, a reluctant gladiator recruit, before blood is shed on the Colosseum floor. Page-turning action and suspense make this a lively historical-fantasy chapter book. Black-and-white illustrations and an author note are included. Reading list. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes