Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 1996 · Est. 26 min read

Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas

By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Craig Sharmat

Book #18 in the Nate the Great series

A detective solves a case of a missing Christmas card with the help of his trusty dog Sludge

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80 pages· 2,278 words· Est. 26 min read
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Nate the Great faces a frosty challenge when Annie's dog, Fang, loses his Christmas mail. With the holiday spirit at stake, Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, must unravel the mystery before Christmas is ruined. Will they crack the case and bring joy back to Fang's holiday?

From the publisher

Spread some Christmas cheer with Nate the Great in this holiday adventure! Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre, perfect for the Common Core. Kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Annie’s dog is unhappy. When Fang is unhappy, everyone is unhappy. Especially Nate the Great. So Nate agrees to sniff out Fang’s mysteriously missing Christmas mail. It’s cold and snowy. But Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, will try to solve this holiday case in time for Fang to have a crunchy, munchy Christmas. Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! “They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” –The Huffington Post

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Words
2,278
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
530L
Themes & topics
Books about ChristmasBooks about dogsBooks about Christmas and adventBooks about detectivesBooks about Christmas stories
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.5
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
October 6, 1997
First published
January 1, 1996
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440412991

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