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Book Cover for: Nate the Great and the Phony Clue, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Nate the Great and the Phony Clue

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Yearling Books
  • Publish Date: May 15th, 1982
  • Pages: 80
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.65in - 5.29in - 0.24in - 0.26lb
  • EAN: 9780440463009
  • Recommended age: 06-09
  • Categories: Mysteries & Detective StoriesReaders - BeginnerReaders - Chapter Books

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.

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Praise for this book

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