{"product_id":"nate-the-great-goes-undercover-paperback","title":"Nate the Great Goes Undercover - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarjorie Weinman Sharmat\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarc Simont\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeginning 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  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomebody 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  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheck out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Visit Nate the Great and Sludge \u003cbr\u003e NatetheGreatBooks.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e\"Marc Simont's charcoal and pastel illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this clever case.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eStarred\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNate the Great has his first night case! \"Detective work is not fun and games,\" Nate explains. \"Detective work is dirty garbage cans instead of clean beds. Detective work is banana peels, dishrags, milk cartons, floor sweepings, cigar ashes, fleas, and me...\" \u003cbr\u003eIt's a tough case. Somebody is raiding Oliver's garbage can each night, but who? The list of suspects is long--Rosamond and Esmeralda, the girls down the street; Rosamond's cats; and all the shrews, moles skunks, birds, and racoons in the neighborhood. Nate courageousely encounters a skunk (nose first) and a telephone pole (head on), but not until he goes under cover of the garbage-can lid does he narrow the suspects down to one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARJORIE 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMARC SIMONT won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in \u003ci\u003eA Tree Is Nice\u003c\/i\u003e by Janice May Uldry, as well as a Caldecott Honor for his own book, \u003ci\u003eThe Stray Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. He illustrated the first twenty books in the Nate the Great series.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 7.63 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 1978\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nate the Great Goes Undercover\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755886149920,"sku":"9780440463023","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4aa3848ea6acd3368b943e2a74137cac.webp?v=1780070342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/nate-the-great-goes-undercover-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}