Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise
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These 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! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great’s garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly following him. Where does Nate’s green guest truly belong? It may take all of Nate the Great’s patience and sharp eyesight to find out slowly.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written every Nate the Great book. Here she collaborates with her husband, Mitchell Sharmat. They live in Tucson, Arizona.
Mrs. Udry’s first book, A Tree Is Nice, illustrated by Marc Simont, won the 1957 Caldecott Award for the most distinguished American picture book. Mrs. Udry is also the author of Glenda, Let’s Be Enemies (also illustrated by Maurice Sendak), Mary Ann’s Mud Day, The Mean Mouse and Other Mean Stories, and Thump and Plunk.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780440412694
- Publication Date
- December 10, 1996
- Publisher
- Yearling
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1995
- Page Count
- 80
- Word Count
- 2707
- Audience
- Transitional Reader
- Reading Age
- 6 - 9 years
- Lexile® Level
- 260L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~I
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 13880
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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