Nate the Great and the Wandering Word..., Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Nate the Great and the Wandering Word..., Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
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Nate the Great and the Wandering Word

Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Andrew Sharmat

Narrator: John Lavelle

Unabridged: 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/13/2018


Synopsis

Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing word! 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!

WHAT DOES A STRANGE, LONG, MADE-UP WORD SOUND LIKE?

Esmeralda came up with the perfect name for Rosamond's pet concert. But she lost the pink paper where she wrote the word--and she can't remember what it is. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon braving pink papers and barking, oinking, and talking pets. Will Nate and Sludge find the word in time for the show to go on?

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Praise for the Nate the Great Series:

"Kids will like Nate the Great."-SLJ, 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

About The Author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. The award-winning Nate the Great series, hailed in Booklist as "groundbreaking," has resulted in Nate's real-world appearances in many New York Times crossword puzzles, sporting a milk mustache in magazines and posters, residing on more than 28 million boxes of Cheerios, and touring the country in musical theater. Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and her husband, Mitchell Sharmat, have also coauthored many books, including titles in both the Nate the Great and the Olivia Sharp series.Andrew Sharmat is the son of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat. Nate the Great and the Wandering Word is his second collaboration with his mother.Jody Wheeler developed a greater-than-average interest in children's books at an early eage. having been influenced and encouraged by her great-aunt Opal Wheeler, a prolific writer of books for young readers in the 1950s. Since being trained as a fine artist and educator, Jody has enjoyed working on projects ranging from picture books to educational texts and magazines, and from greeting cards to coloring books. Jody Wheeler divides her time between Manhattan and Ballston Spa, NY.


Reviews

Goodreads review by nathan on April 08, 2024

A major departure to the series with introduction to a new character and the first time in which wordplay becomes something figurative and metaphorical: “When did you lose the word? Where did you lose the word? How did you lose the word?” Also the first time in which the animation style is a bit differe......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on January 28, 2019

Summary: This book is a part of a series about a boy detective and his dog Sludge solving mysteries. This specific book is where the detectives help their friend Esmeralda find the word she lost as part of title for the upcoming pet concert on a pink piece of paper. Connections: wanting to get to th......more

Goodreads review by Rinkart on September 01, 2019

With kids, anything is possible! That's why this setting of Nate the Great is so fun. Children plan, create, and lose things all the time, so Nate is called in to solve the mystery of the lost word. With the help of Sludge his trusty, canine sidekick, Nate gathers evidence and systematically checks......more

Goodreads review by Mr.Zhou on January 08, 2019

Pets concert, what an amazing idea, children books always show me how far imagination can go! The last one of Nate the Great, a wonderful series!......more


Quotes

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