Publisher Description
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! Somebody has been raiding Oliver's garbage can each night. How can Nate narrow the long list of suspects down to one? Nate the Great might just have to go under cover . . . under cover of the garbage can lid, that is! Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com *“Marc Simont’s charcoal and pastel illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this clever case.” —School Library Journal, Starred “First graders’ favorite private eye solves the case of Oliver’s scattered garbage in those short, easy sentences that Sharmat transforms into crisp, tough-guy humor.” —Kirkus Reviews (A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice)
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About Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written
more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV
novelizations. Many of her books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen
as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have also been made into films
for television, including Nate the Great
Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children’s Film
Festival Award. She
lives with her husband in Tuscon, Arizona.
About John Lavelle
John Lavelle is an actor and voice-over artist. He has starred on Broadway, appeared in several television shows, and is the narrator of the popular Nate the Great children’s book series.