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Nate the Great and the Phony Clue

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Nate the Great and the Phony Clue
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrated by Marc Simont
SeriesNate the Great
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:80
Dimensions(mm): Height 194,Width 132
ISBN/Barcode 9780440463009
ClassificationsDewey:FIC
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House USA Inc
Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Publication Date 15 May 1982
Publication Country United States

Description

Solve the mystery with Nate, then enjoy extra pages of fun Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great's doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery. Against ferocious cats, hostile adversaries, and a sly, phony clue - not to mention a three o'clock deadline - Nate struggles to prove, once again, that he is Nate the Great.

Author Biography

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written every Nate the Great book. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.Marc Simont won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry, as well as a Caldecott Honor for his own book, A Stray Dog. He has illustrated the first 20 books in the Nate the Great series. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.

Reviews

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