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  • Published: 1 March 2004
  • ISBN: 9780440416623
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $12.99

Nate the Great and the Monster Mess



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!

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! 

Nate the Great loves his mother’s Monster Cookies. But now her Monster Cookie recipe is missing! Nate and his dog, Sludge, get to work. They find lots of clues. But which ones count? Will Nate ever eat those wonderful cookies again?

Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! 

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"The short chapters and quick resolution of the mystery will be appreciated by beginning readers. Nate's many fans will eagerly sink their teeth into this treat."--School Library Journal 
  • Published: 1 March 2004
  • ISBN: 9780440416623
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $12.99

About the author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

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 70 books for children of all ages. 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.

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Praise for Nate the Great and the Monster Mess

"The short chapters and quick resolution of the mystery will be appreciated by beginning readers. Nate's many fans will eagerly sink their teeth into this treat."--School Library Journal