Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas
Part of the Nate the Great Series

Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas

Paperback

Grades 1–4
Ages 6–9

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

Praise for the Nate the Great Series
 
★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
 
“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

ISBN 9780385376860 (Ebook)
Published on Sep 25, 2013
Published by Delacorte Press
Pages 48
Age Range 6-9 years
Grade Grades 1-4
Reading Level Lexile: 530L | Fountas/Pinnell: K

ISBN 9780739363843 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Apr 8, 2008
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 5-9 years
Grade Grades K-4
Reading Level Lexile: 530L | Fountas/Pinnell: K

ISBN 9780440412991 (Paperback)
Published on Oct 6, 1997
Published by Yearling
Pages 80
Dimensions 5-3/16 x 7-5/8
Age Range 6-9 years
Grade Grades 1-4
Reading Level Lexile: 530L | Fountas/Pinnell: K

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she would be the author of more than 130 books for children of all ages, which have been translated into 17 languages. Another of her childhood dreams, that of becoming a detective, has also been realized in her most popular Nate the Great series, begun in 1972. Many of Sharmat’s books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have been made into films for television, including Nate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival Award. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden has been named one of the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.

Craig Sharmat

Craig Sharmat is a Los Angeles–based author, composer, and guitarist. His extensive credits include national television programs, feature films, and jingles. He is the coauthor of several Nate the Great books.

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