Nate the Great and the Pillowcase
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 1993 · Est. 26 min read

Nate the Great and the Pillowcase

By Marjorie Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Book #16 in the Nate the Great series

A detective solves a case of a missing cat's pillowcase

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80 pages· 2,283 words· Est. 26 min read
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In the dead of night, Nate the Great receives a call about a missing pillowcase. With the clock ticking and the night growing darker, Nate must solve the mystery before sunrise. Will his sleuthing skills and trusty slippers endure the challenge? Join Nate on a whimsical adventure filled with logical puzzles and unexpected twists as he races against time to crack the case.

From the publisher

Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing pillowcase! 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 THE CASE BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP? It’s two o’clock in the morning when the telephone rings and Nate the Great learns that Rosamond’s pillowcase is missing. Outside, it is damp, dark, and dreary, but a good (yawning) sleuth knows that the hunt must go on. Can Nate find the missing case before his bedroom slippers wear out? 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

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Words
2,283
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Transitional Reader
Lexile
490L
Themes & topics
Books about detectivesBooks about lost and found possessionsBooks about pets
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.3
F&P level
~M
Publication
Published
November 1, 1995
First published
January 1, 1993
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440410157

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