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Nate the Great and the Missing Key

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrated by Marc Simont

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrated by Marc Simont

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrated by Marc Simont

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrated by Marc Simont

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Read by John Lavelle

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Read by John Lavelle

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Paperback $5.99

Aug 15, 1982 | ISBN 9780440461913 | 6-9 years

Ebook $5.99

Aug 28, 2013 | ISBN 9780385376785 | 6-9 years

Audiobook Download $1.99

Jan 08, 2008 | 12 Minutes | 5-9 years

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    About Nate the Great and the Missing Key

    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!

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

    Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
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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

    About Nate the Great and the Missing Key

    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!

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

    Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
    NatetheGreatBooks.com

    “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

    About Nate the Great and the Missing Key

    Young listeners are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books on audio. 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!

    Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
    NatetheGreatBooks.com

    Listen to a sample from Nate the Great and the Missing Key

    About 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 130 books for children of all ages, which have been translated into 17 languages…. More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    About Marc Simont

    Marc Simont (1915–2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books, among them James Thurber’s The 13 Clocks and a 1990 edition of Thurber’s Many Moons. He worked with such authors as Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (on the Nate the Great series) and Margaret… More about Marc Simont

    About 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 130 books for children of all ages, which have been translated into 17 languages…. More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    About Marc Simont

    Marc Simont (1915–2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books, among them James Thurber’s The 13 Clocks and a 1990 edition of Thurber’s Many Moons. He worked with such authors as Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (on the Nate the Great series) and Margaret… More about Marc Simont

    About 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 130 books for children of all ages, which have been translated into 17 languages…. More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $5.99
    Published by Yearling
    Aug 15, 1982 | 80 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780440461913

    Category: Children’s Books

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Aug 28, 2013 | 80 Pages | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780385376785

    Category: Children’s Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $1.99
    Published by Listening Library
    Jan 08, 2008 | 12 Minutes | 5-9 years | ISBN 9780739362617

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    Praise

    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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