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Yearling Books, 1978-15-02

Nate the Great Goes Undercover (New Yearling)

Nate the Great Goes Undercover (New Yearling)

Nate the Great and Nate the Great Detective Stories

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Author

Marc Simont, Illustrator

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SKU:9780440463023

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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.

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When garbage is mysteriously scattered each night, Nate dons his detective hat—and garbage can lid—to crack the case. With dry wit and methodical sleuthing, this story fosters deductive thinking and resilience, showing that even messy mysteries can be solved with patience and a flashlight.

Readability • 2.4

Age Range • 6-9

Pages • 80

Subjects • Nate the Great (Fictitious character) • Nocturnal animals • Mystery and detective stories

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner • Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books

Nate 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.

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