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  • Published: 26 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9781524765477
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $14.99

Nate the Great and the Wandering Word




Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing word! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!

Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing word! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!

WHAT DOES A STRANGE, LONG, MADE-UP WORD SOUND LIKE?

Esmeralda came up with the perfect name for Rosamond's pet concert. But she lost the pink paper where she wrote the word--and she can't remember what it is. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon braving pink papers and barking, oinking, and talking pets. Will Nate and Sludge find the word in time for the show to go on?

Praise for the Nate the Great Series

"They don't come any cooler than Nate the Great." --The Huffington Post

★ "Kids will like Nate the Great." --School Library Journal, Starred

"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

  • Published: 26 March 2019
  • ISBN: 9781524765477
  • Imprint: RHUS Children's Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 80
  • RRP: $14.99

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 Wandering Word

Praise for 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

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