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Nate the Great Goes Undercover

by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

A neighborhood mystery in Oliver’s garbage can

Critically Recognized
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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice

    Identified as a Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice; the review also praises the book’s humor and sentences.

  • Critical praise

    Starred review from School Library Journal

    The book received a starred review, which praised Marc Simont’s illustrations.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A neighborhood mystery in Oliver’s garbage can

Oliver’s nightly garbage raids give Nate a compact case built around a classic detective task: sorting through suspects and using logic to narrow the possibilities. The undercover idea turns out to be quite literal, centering on the garbage-can lid. Written as a chapter book for beginning readers, the mystery also includes a Fun Activities section at the back, extending the problem-solving theme beyond the case itself.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginning readers ready for a short chapter-book mystery
  • Children interested in detectives, suspects, and logical problem-solving
  • Young Nate the Great readers who enjoy the character’s cases

Themes

Detective mysteriesLogical thinkingObservation and problem-solving

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Book overview

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!

Somebody has been raiding Oliver's garbage can each night. How can Nate narrow the long list of suspects down to one? Nate the Great might just have to go under cover . . . under cover of the garbage can lid, that is!

Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book!

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*"Marc Simont's charcoal and pastel illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this clever case." --School Library Journal, Starred

"First graders' favorite private eye solves the case of Oliver's scattered garbage in those short, easy sentences that Sharmat transforms into crisp, tough-guy humor." --Kirkus Reviews (A Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice)

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