Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize [Paperback]

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! 

Nate the Great is about to enter his dog, Sludge, in the smartest pet contest. But when the prize disappears, it looks as if the contest will flop.

It's a tough case for Nate and Sludge as they search for clues leading to the missing prize. In more ways than one, it's a very fishy business. Can Nate and Sludge find the prize in time?Praise for the Nate the Great Series
 
★“Kids will like Nate the Great.”—School Library Journal,Starred Review
 
“A consistentlyentertainingseries.” —Booklist
 
“Loose,humorouschalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into apage-turner.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have beendelighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“They don’t come any coolerthan Nate the Great.” —The Huffington PostBorn in Portland, Maine, in 1928,Marjorie Weinman Sharmatdreamed 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, includingNate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award.Nate the Great Saves the King of Swedenhas been named one of the New York PubllC=