Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!
Annie's dog is unhappy. When Fang is unhappy, everyone is unhappy. Especially Nate the Great. So Nate agrees to sniff out Fang's mysteriously missing Christmas mail. It's cold and snowy. But Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, will try to solve this holiday case in time for Fang to have a crunchy, munchy Christmas.
Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book!
Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
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"All the usual characters, Sharmat's wry humor, and Simont's lively, appealing watercolors are packed into this easy reader that's sure to be popular all year long."--School Library Journal
"Nate uncovers some snowy clues to deliver a lip-smacking holiday greeting to Fang and his owner. Simont's loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner."--Publishers Weekly
MARJORIE WEINMAN SHARMAT has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. The award-winning Nate the Great series, hailed in Booklist as "groundbreaking," has resulted in Nate's real-world appearances in many New York Times crossword puzzles, sporting a milk mustache in magazines and posters, residing on more than 28 million boxes of Cheerios, and touring the country in musical theater. Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and her husband, Mitchell Sharmat, have also coauthored many books, including titles in both the Nate the Great and the Olivia Sharp series.
CRAIG SHARMAT is a Los Angeles-based author, composer, and guitarist. His extensive credits include national television programs, feature films, and jingles. He is the coauthor of several Nate the Great books.
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, The Stray Dog. He illustrated the first twenty books in the Nate the Great series.
Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!
Annie's dog is unhappy. When Fang is unhappy, everyone is unhappy. Especially Nate the Great. So Nate agrees to sniff out Fang's mysteriously missing Christmas mail. It's cold and snowy. But Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, will try to solve this holiday case in time for Fang to have a crunchy, munchy Christmas.
Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book!
Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
NatetheGreatBooks.com
"All the usual characters, Sharmat's wry humor, and Simont's lively, appealing watercolors are packed into this easy reader that's sure to be popular all year long."--School Library Journal
"Nate uncovers some snowy clues to deliver a lip-smacking holiday greeting to Fang and his owner. Simont's loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner."--Publishers Weekly
MARJORIE WEINMAN SHARMAT has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. The award-winning Nate the Great series, hailed in Booklist as "groundbreaking," has resulted in Nate's real-world appearances in many New York Times crossword puzzles, sporting a milk mustache in magazines and posters, residing on more than 28 million boxes of Cheerios, and touring the country in musical theater. Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and her husband, Mitchell Sharmat, have also coauthored many books, including titles in both the Nate the Great and the Olivia Sharp series.
CRAIG SHARMAT is a Los Angeles-based author, composer, and guitarist. His extensive credits include national television programs, feature films, and jingles. He is the coauthor of several Nate the Great books.
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, The Stray Dog. He illustrated the first twenty books in the Nate the Great series.
MARJORIE WEINMAN SHARMAT has written more than 130 books for
children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations.
Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. The
award-winning Nate the Great series, hailed in Booklist as
"groundbreaking," has resulted in Nate's real-world appearances in
many New York Times crossword puzzles, sporting a milk mustache in
magazines and posters, residing on more than 28 million boxes of
Cheerios, and touring the country in musical theater. Marjorie
Weinman Sharmat and her husband, Mitchell Sharmat, have also
coauthored many books, including titles in both the Nate the Great
and the Olivia Sharp series.
CRAIG SHARMAT is a Los Angeles-based author, composer, and
guitarist. His extensive credits include national television
programs, feature films, and jingles. He is the coauthor of several
Nate the Great books.
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, The Stray Dog. He illustrated the first twenty books in the
Nate the Great series.
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
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