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Nate the Great and the Pillowcase (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Rosalind Weinman Marc SimontIt's two o'clock in the morning when the telephone rings and Nate the Great learns that Rosamond's pillowcase is missing. She needs it now because her cat, Big Hex, likes to sleep on it. Outside it is damp, dark, and dreary, but a good (yawning) sleuth knows that the hunt must go on. Can Nate the Great find the missing piece of laundry before the sun comes up, and before his bedroom slippers wear out?
Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue #Level K)
by Marjorie SharmatNate the Great has his work cut out for him. Rosamond has lost his birthday present! But how can Nate find his missing present when Rosamond won't tell him what it is? <P><P>Lexile Measure: 480L
Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Marc SimontNate the Great, super sleuth, has his work cut out for him when Rosamond loses his birthday present. He and his faithful dog Sludge must face snow, ice, and ferocious-looking Fang, Annie's dog, to solve the case. But how can Nate find his missing present when Rosamond won't tell him what it is?
Nate the Great and the Star-Spangled Parrot (Nate the Great)
by Andrew SharmatNate the Great has been asked to help find his friend's parrot. It isn't just any parrot. And time is of the essence—the parrot and others are scheduled to perform at the upcoming 4th of July picnic. Nate the Great, along with his dog Sludge, are on the trail of clues and confident they can solve the case before the big day!Nate is working two cases at once! A double whammy in more ways than one way! The annual 4th of July Picnic is two days away and decorations are going up in Deering Oaks Park. As Nate and Sludge stroll along, they run into their friend Pip and his parrot Prattles. Pip explains that he&’s lost his other parrot—Penelope—a drone that he disguised as a parrot, as a friend for Prattles. Pip plans to sing the Star-Spangled Banner with Prattles and Penelope at the picnic so they don&’t have much time.The next day, Claude comes calling and asks Nate if he can help solve a case for him. He explains he&’s lost Baxter, his drone parrot. A lightbulb goes off in Nate&’s head--an idea that may very well lead to solving both cases at once.What happens next is a mix-up of epic proportions, but in the end Nate&’s smart thinking and problem-solving makes sense of it all. And on picnic day, Pip is able to sing his song with Prattles and Penelope, however a pig called Anastasia manages to somehow steal the show!
Nate the Great and the Sticky Case (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman SharmatA stegosaurus stamp belonging to Nate's friend Claude disappears, and the indomitable Nate the Great is called in on the case. At first, even Nate is stumped -- the stamp has just vanished without a trace! But with clues from the weather and his ever-faithful dog, Sludge, Nate is soon on his way to wrapping up his stickiest case yet.
Nate the Great and the Stolen Base
by Marjorie Weinman SharmatRosamund's baseball team has a very unusual second base--Oliver's gloopy purple plastic octopus. But one morning . . . it's gone! "Somebody stole second base," Rosamond tells teammate Nate the Great. With the help of his dog, Sludge, the young detective trails the missing octopus, picking up clues along the way. It's not easy to track down a stolen base, and Nate's hunt leads him to some strange places before he finds himself up at bat once more.
Nate the Great and the Stolen Base (Nate the Great)
by Marc Simont Marjorie SharmatRosamund's baseball team has a very unusual second base--Oliver's gloopy purple plastic octopus. But one morning . . . it's gone! "Somebody stole second base," Rosamond tells teammate Nate the Great. With the help of his dog, Sludge, the young detective trails the missing octopus, picking up clues along the way. It's not easy to track down a stolen base, and Nate's hunt leads him to some strange places before he finds himself up at bat once more.
Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Craig SharmatA story depicting the relationship between kids and pets.
Nate the Great and the Wandering Word (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Andrew SharmatJoin the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing word! 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!WHAT DOES A STRANGE, LONG, MADE-UP WORD SOUND LIKE?Esmeralda came up with the perfect name for Rosamond's pet concert. But she lost the pink paper where she wrote the word--and she can't remember what it is. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon braving pink papers and barking, oinking, and talking pets. Will Nate and Sludge find the word in time for the show to go on?Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!NatetheGreatBooks.comPraise for the Nate the Great Series:"Kids will like Nate the Great."-SLJ, 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
Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Marc SimontNate the Great and his trusty dog, Sludge, have a tricky case to solve. Nate's friend Rosamond has started a fortune-telling business, but her money box is missing. Sludge and Nate visit Claude, who helped Rosamond set up her business, and Finley, who collects boxes for his rat. They can't seem to help! It looks like the only way to clean up this case is to get down and dirty in the dumps!
Nate the Great Goes Undercover (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Marc SimontNate 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..."It'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.
Nate the Great on the Owl Express (Nate the Great #No. 24)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Mitchell Sharmat Martha WestonAll aboard the Owl Express! Nate, the great detective, and his dog Sludge, hit the rails on their latest case. Their mission: To guard an owl named Hoot. Hoot belongs to Nate's cousin, Olivia Sharp, and she thinks someone on the train might be out to get her feathered friend. But whooo? Sludge keeps an eye on the owl's cage while Nate snoops for clues. Then Hoot disappears! With many suspects to question, and many places to look, Nate knows one thing for sure--being the bodyguard to a little bird is a lot more work than he ever imagined! As the train races toward its final stop, can Nate sort out the mystery of the vanishing owl?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Mitchell Sharmat Martha WestonNate, 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?
Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman SharmatRosamond is visiting Scandinavia when she loses something. She wants Nate the Great to find it, even though he doesn't know what she lost or what country she lost it in or when she lost it. And he's thousands of miles away. But if Nate doesn't take the case, Rosamond plans to hire the King of Sweden.
Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Marc SimontWhen Oliver asks his friend Nate the Great to find his lost weed, Nate can't say no. This isn't just any weed. It's a Superweed that Oliver bought from Rosamond's Adopt-A-Weed sale.First Nate must figure out where to look for the weed. Together with his trusty dog Sludge, they search for clues in the woods, the park and even the library! But is the biggest clue right under Nate's nose?
Nate the Great Talks Turkey (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Mitchell Sharmat Jody WheelerThese chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! A giant turkey is on the loose! Nate, the great detective, and his dog, Sludge, hear the news on the radio. But Nate doesn't want to take a case that everyone in town is on. Not even when Claude claims that he saw the turkey, then lost him in the woods. He holds up a turkey feather to prove it. Now Sludge wants the case. Claude wants Sludge, and off they go. Miles away . . . Nate's cousin Olivia Sharp--herself a detective--hears about the missing turkey on TV. Before he can say gobble, gobble, Olivia appears on Nate's doorstep; and just as quickly, she's off hunting for the feathered creature. It looks as if Nate can sit this case out . . . until he turns on his TV and a picture of the turkey flashes on. Suddenly Nate is moving just as fast! Now Nate, Olivia, Sludge, and Claude are all in pursuit of the turkey. Are two (or more) detectives better than one? From talking turkey to stalking turkey--will every detective come out a winner?From the Hardcover edition.
Nate the Great, Where Are You? (Nate the Great)
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Mitchell Sharmat Jody WheelerThese chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, have solved countless cases. For once, they would like to take a break from detective work. Especially since new cases--cases they do not want--await them: Rosamond wants to track down a walking turnip, Annie wants to find Fang's missing canine toothpaste, Claude wants to locate something special, (whatever that means), and Harry wants to solve the mystery of the dog with four tails. Everyone demands Nate's attention! But all Nate wants is to escape. And after trying on disguises so that he and Sludge can go unrecognized, the sleuthing duo try to hide out in the woods. Only it isn't long before they hear familiar voices shouting, "Nate the Great, where are you?" Is it asking too much for the pancake-eating detective and his bone-chewing partner to get a day off?From the Hardcover edition.
Nathaniel and the Wooshing Water
by Nathaniel'S Daddy‘Hello!’ said a man on the bank of the river. ‘Where are you going? And why do you shiver?’ ‘We’re off to the seaside with seagulls and waves, to eat a big ice cream and see smugglers’ caves!’ Join Nathaniel and his daddy as they whoosh down the water and have a super exciting adventure on their way to the seaside! A genuinely heart-warming story that teaches children how kindness can be shared.
Nathaniel Wolfe and the Bodysnatchers
by Brian KeaneyThe dead cannot rest in peace. Bodysnatchers are plundering the graveyard and stirring up more than they bargained for. It's a job for a ghost hunter! But first Nathaniel Wolfe must take a terrifying journey to the Other Side and put right a terrible wrong...
Nathaniel Wolfe and the Bodysnatchers
by Brian KeaneyThe dead cannot rest in peace. Bodysnatchers are plundering the graveyard and stirring up more than they bargained for. It's a job for a ghost hunter! But first Nathaniel Wolfe must take a terrifying journey to the Other Side and put right a terrible wrong...
Nathan's Autism Spectrum Superpowers
by Lori Leigh YarboroughA young boy named Nathan explains his Autism Spectrum superpowers, how they affect him, and ways that friends can help out when his superpowers spiral out of control.
Nathan's Song
by Leda SchubertThe Jewish immigrant experience in the early 1900s is touchingly and joyfully portrayed in this picture book based on the author's own grandfather.Growing up in a shtetl in Russia, Nathan is always singing, and when he hears a famous opera soloist perform in a nearby town one day, he realizes that music could be his future. But he'll need to travel far from his loved ones and poor village in order to pursue that cherished goal. With his family's support he eventually journeys all the way to New York City, where hard work and much excitement await him. His dream is coming true, but how can he be fully happy when his family is all the way across the ocean?
Nathan's Wish
by Stacey Schuett Laurie LearsNathan lives next door to Miss Sandy, a raptor rehabilitator. She's very busy taking care of injured birds of prey, like owls and hawks. Nathan wishes he could help Miss Sandy with some of her chores, but he is confined to his wheelchair because of cerebral palsy. Then Fire, an owl with a broken wing, comes to Miss Sandy. Fire is desperate to fly and Nathan can't wait for Fire to get her wish. But on the day Fire tries to fly, she cannot do it. Miss Sandy says the owl's wing will never be strong enough. The light goes out in Fire's eyes and she stops eating. Nathan desperately searches for a way to help Fire, not realizing that what he finds will help transform his life as well.
Nation
by Terry PratchettWhen a giant wave destroys his village, Mau is the only one left. Daphne--a traveler from the other side of the globe--is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Separated by language and customs, the two are united by catastrophe. Slowly, they are joined by other refugees. And as they struggle to protect the small band, Mau and Daphne defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down.
A Nation Dividing 1800-1860
by Mcdougal LittellThis volume includes original stories, brief biographies, retellings of classic literature, primary source documents, and literary connections focusing on key people and events in history during the time period of A Nation Dividing, 1800-1860.