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Nate the Great and the Missing Key
Contributor(s): Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman (Author), Simont, Marc (Illustrator)
ISBN: 044046191X     ISBN-13: 9780440461913
Publisher: Yearling Books
OUR PRICE:   $5.39  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 1982
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Annotation: Nate the Great doesn't especially want to go to a birthday party for Annie's ferocious dog, Fang. But he can't resist a mystery--and when Annie loses her house key and can't get inside to set up the party, Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, are hot on the trial. Their only clue is a mysterious poem written by Annie's friend, Rosamond. But nothing is too tough for Nate the Great--not even Fang!
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Dogs
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2007270074
Lexile Measure: 520
Series: Nate the Great Detective Stories
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.5" (0.25 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Event - Birthday
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 5237
Reading Level: 2.9   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

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

Annie has lost her house key. Now she can't set up for Fang's birthday party. Nate doesn't want to go to a party for Annie's ferocious dog. But he can't resist a mystery. Nate the Great and his trusty dog, Sludge, are hot on the trail

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"Casual and comic, Simont's drawings are . . . lively, adding vitality to the brisk first-person account of yet another deductive triumph. . . . Satisfying, nicely structured and written, this can also be used for reading aloud to younger children."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books