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Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Craig Sharmat ∙ Illustrated by Marc Simont

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Published on Sep 25, 2013 | 48 Pages

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Published on Aug 14, 2012 | 0 Hours 17 Minutes

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Paperback

Published on Dec 10, 1996 | 80 Pages

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Grades 1–4
Ages 6–9

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.

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 9780385376907 (Ebook)
Published on Sep 25, 2013
Published by Delacorte Press
Pages 48
Age Range 6-9 years
Grade Grades 1-4
Reading Level Lexile: 260L | Fountas/Pinnell: K

ISBN 9780449014271 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Aug 14, 2012
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 5-9 years
Grade Grades K-4
Reading Level Lexile: 260L | Fountas/Pinnell: K

ISBN 9780440412694 (Paperback)
Published on Dec 10, 1996
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: 260L | 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.

Marc Simont

Marc Simont (1915–2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books, among them James Thurber’s The 13 Clocks and a 1990 edition of Thurber’s Many Moons. He worked with such authors as Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (on the Nate the Great series) and Margaret Wise Brown and won both a Caldecott Honor and a Caldecott Medal for his illustrations of children’s books.