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Nate the Great

Illustrated by Marc Simont
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Hardcover
$14.99 US
6.19"W x 8.69"H x 0.39"D   | 9 oz | 36 per carton
On sale Oct 08, 2002 | 64 Pages | 9780385730174
Age 6-9 years | Grades 1-4
Reading Level: Lexile 340L | Fountas & Pinnell K

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Meet the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, in the first book of the long-running chapter book series that encourages beginning readers to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries.

"There’s no case too tough for the deductive reasoning skills of the kid sleuth Nate the Great and his trusty sidekick, Sludge the dog." —The New York Times Book Review (Great Chapter Books for Beginning Readers)

Can you solve the mystery of the lost picture with Nate the Great?

Nate the Great is on the case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery.

Featuring easy-to-read vocabulary, interactive bonus activities, and "illustrations [that] capture the exaggerated, tongue-in-cheek humor of the story" (Booklist), the Nate the Great series is ready to spark the curiosity of a whole new generation of detectives!


Praise for the Nate the Great Series

★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred

“A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist

“Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly

“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews

“They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post
Praise for the Nate the Great Series
 
★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
 
“A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist
 
“Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post
Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she would be the author of more than 130 books for children of all ages, which have been translated into 17 languages. Another of her childhood dreams, that of becoming a detective, has also been realized in her most popular Nate the Great series, begun in 1972. Many of Sharmat's books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have been made into films for television, including Nate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden has been named one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. View titles by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Marc Simont (1915–2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books, among them James Thurber’s The 13 Clocks and a 1990 edition of Thurber’s Many Moons. He worked with such authors as Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (on the Nate the Great series) and Margaret Wise Brown and won both a Caldecott Honor and a Caldecott Medal for his illustrations of children’s books. View titles by Marc Simont

Educator Guide for Nate the Great

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Meet the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, in the first book of the long-running chapter book series that encourages beginning readers to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries.

"There’s no case too tough for the deductive reasoning skills of the kid sleuth Nate the Great and his trusty sidekick, Sludge the dog." —The New York Times Book Review (Great Chapter Books for Beginning Readers)

Can you solve the mystery of the lost picture with Nate the Great?

Nate the Great is on the case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery.

Featuring easy-to-read vocabulary, interactive bonus activities, and "illustrations [that] capture the exaggerated, tongue-in-cheek humor of the story" (Booklist), the Nate the Great series is ready to spark the curiosity of a whole new generation of detectives!


Praise for the Nate the Great Series

★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred

“A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist

“Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly

“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews

“They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post

Praise

Praise for the Nate the Great Series
 
★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
 
“A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist
 
“Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post

Author

Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she would be the author of more than 130 books for children of all ages, which have been translated into 17 languages. Another of her childhood dreams, that of becoming a detective, has also been realized in her most popular Nate the Great series, begun in 1972. Many of Sharmat's books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have been made into films for television, including Nate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden has been named one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. View titles by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Marc Simont (1915–2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books, among them James Thurber’s The 13 Clocks and a 1990 edition of Thurber’s Many Moons. He worked with such authors as Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (on the Nate the Great series) and Margaret Wise Brown and won both a Caldecott Honor and a Caldecott Medal for his illustrations of children’s books. View titles by Marc Simont

Additional Materials

Educator Guide for Nate the Great

Classroom-based guides appropriate for schools and colleges provide pre-reading and classroom activities, discussion questions connected to the curriculum, further reading, and resources.

(Please note: the guide displayed here is the most recently uploaded version; while unlikely, any page citation discrepancies between the guide and book is likely due to pagination differences between a book’s different formats.)

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