Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries

Oliver's boring beach bag is gone This is a perfect case for Nate the Great and his trusty dog, Sludge. But there aren't many clues in the sand and surf. Which trail should they follow?

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"Young readers who have enjoyed past adventures of Nate the Great are sure to like this new one . . . well-written and easy for primary children to follow." --School Library Journal

Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Publisher: Yearling Books
Published: 05/01/1989
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9780440401681
ISBN10: 0440401682
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Camping & Outdoor Activities

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.

MARC SIMONT won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Uldry, as well as a Caldecott Honor for his own book, The Stray Dog. He illustrated the first twenty books in the Nate the Great series.