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Nate the Great and the Phony Clue - by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Paperback
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Highlights
- These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre.
- 6-9 Years
- 7.65" x 5.29" Paperback
- 80 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Series Name: Nate the Great
Description
About the Book
When he finds a torn piece of paper with only part of a word on it, boy detective Nate sets out to find the missing pieces.
Book Synopsis
These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!
Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great's doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery. Against ferocious cats, hostile adversaries, and a sly, phony clue -- not to mention a three o'clock deadline -- Nate struggles to prove, once again, that he is Nate the Great.
Review Quotes
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
About the Author
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written every Nate the Great book. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.Marc Simont won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry, as well as a Caldecott Honor for his own book, A Stray Dog. He has illustrated the first 20 books in the Nate the Great series. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.
