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Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat
Illustrated by Martha Weston

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat
Illustrated by Martha Weston

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat
Illustrated by Martha Weston

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat
Illustrated by Martha Weston

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat
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By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat
Read by John Lavelle

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Oct 08, 2002 | ISBN 9780440418214 | 6-9 years *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Sep 25, 2013 | ISBN 9780385376921 | 6-9 years

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    About Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective

    Nate, the great detective, and his dog, Sludge, are off to San Francisco! They’re going to visit Nate’s cousin Olivia Sharp. She’s a detective, too, and a very busy one.

    Olivia isn’t around to solve her case number 22. Her client, Duncan, has lost his joke book. He tells Nate that if the book isn’t found–and soon–the world will come to an end. Nate takes the case. He and Sludge cruise up and down and around San Francisco in the limo, tracking down clues. Sticky, icky clues, big and small clues, all-around-the-town clues that take them to a pancake house, over the Golden Gate Bridge, and finally to a place that seems wrong but could be right. Can Nate the Great keep the world from coming to an end? Can he solve his first out-of-town case?

    About Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective

    Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he searches throughout San Francisco to solve the mystery of the lost joke book! 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!  

    CAN NATE SOLVE HIS FIRST OUT-OF-TOWN CASE?
     
    Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, are off to San Francisco! They’re going to visit Nate’s cousin Olivia Sharp, who a detective too. But when Olivia isn’t around to solve a case, Nate must search the city for a lost joke book. Will he find the missing book in the big city?

    Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
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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

    About Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective

    Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he searches throughout San Francisco to solve the mystery of the lost joke book! 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!  

    CAN NATE SOLVE HIS FIRST OUT-OF-TOWN CASE?
     
    Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, are off to San Francisco! They’re going to visit Nate’s cousin Olivia Sharp, who a detective too. But when Olivia isn’t around to solve a case, Nate must search the city for a lost joke book. Will he find the missing book in the big city?

    Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!
    NatetheGreatBooks.com
     
    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

    Listen to a sample from Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective

    About Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she… More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    About Mitchell Sharmat

    Mitchell Sharmat, a graduate of Harvard University, has written numerous picture books, easy readers, and novels. He is best known… More about Mitchell Sharmat

    About Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she… More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    About Mitchell Sharmat

    Mitchell Sharmat, a graduate of Harvard University, has written numerous picture books, easy readers, and novels. He is best known… More about Mitchell Sharmat

    About Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she… More about Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

    About Mitchell Sharmat

    Mitchell Sharmat, a graduate of Harvard University, has written numerous picture books, easy readers, and novels. He is best known… More about Mitchell Sharmat

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $5.99
    Published by Yearling
    Oct 08, 2002 | 80 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780440418214

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
    Sep 25, 2013 | 48 Pages | 6-9 years | ISBN 9780385376921

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $1.99
    Published by Listening Library
    Aug 14, 2012 | 20 Minutes | 5-9 years | ISBN 9780449014288

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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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