{"product_id":"dday-battle-on-the-beach-ranger-in-time-7-isbn-9781338133905","title":"D-Day: Battle on the Beach (Ranger in Time #7)","description":"Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, heads to Normandy during World War II!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this adventure, Ranger heads to Normandy on the morning of the D-Day invasion and finds himself in the middle of one of the fiercest battles of World War II. Ranger meets Leo, a Jewish boy who is hiding with a local farmer, and Walt, a young African-American soldier fighting to free France from the Nazis. Walt is in the 320th Balloon Battalion, so it's his job to help operate the enormous barrage balloons that fly over the American troops, shielding them from enemy planes. It's pure chaos, with thundering warplanes, falling bombs, and exploding land mines. Will Ranger, Leo, and Walt survive? | \u003cb\u003ePraise for Ranger in Time:\u003c\/b\u003e“This \u003cb\u003eexcellent story\u003c\/b\u003e contains historical details, full-page illustrations, and \u003cb\u003eenough action to keep even reluctant readers engaged\u003c\/b\u003e.” -- \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\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).” -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e“McMorris's richly rendered illustrations heighten the plot's many moments of danger and drama, and Messner incorporates \u003cb\u003ea wealth of historical details\u003c\/b\u003e into her rousing adventure story.” -- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e“Readers will love following Ranger on his \u003cb\u003ethrilling adventure\u003c\/b\u003e 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 of \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Wish\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAll the Answers\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; \u003ci\u003eCapture the Flag\u003c\/i\u003e, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; \u003ci\u003eHide and Seek\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eManhunt\u003c\/i\u003e; 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 katemessner.com.","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46551796678885,"sku":"NP9781338133905","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/745f03f3-ed3c-46a4-b35b-a79a012d857f.jpg?v=1765384774","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dday-battle-on-the-beach-ranger-in-time-7-isbn-9781338133905","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}