Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed (Nate the Great Series)

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Marc Simont (Illustrator)

Overview

Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing plant! 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!  
 
WILL NATE WEED OUT THE ANSWER?
 
Nate the Great’s friend Oliver has lost the weed he bought at Rosamond’s ADOPT-A-WEED plant sale. But it’s not just a dandelion or a clover. It’s a Superweed! With his dog, Sludge, Nate must search for clues in the woods, the park, and even the library. But is the biggest clue right under his nose?
 
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Praise for the Nate the Great Series
 
★ “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
 
“They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780440401506
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/01/1989
Series:	Nate the Great Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	166,974
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	510L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Marjorie 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, haled in Booklist as “groundbreaking,” has resulted in Nate’s real-world appearances in many New York Times 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.
 
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, The Stray Dog. He illustrated the first twenty books in the Nate the Great series.

Editorial Reviews

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

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