{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-me-isbn-9780440413813","title":"Nate the Great and Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese 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! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNate the Great needs your help. Annie's dog, Fang, is missing! That's what Nate discovers when his friends throw him a surprise Happy Detective Day party. Where is Fang? As you and Nate track down clues--Fang was learning tricks for the party; he was seen running away from two tiny poodles and following a lady wearing fluffy-bunny shoes--Nate will share his expert detective skills with you so you can sharpen your sleuthing talents.\u003cu\u003ePraise for the Nate the Great Series\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ★\u003cb\u003e “Kids will like Nate the Great.”\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A consistently \u003cb\u003eentertaining\u003c\/b\u003e series.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Loose, \u003cb\u003ehumorous\u003c\/b\u003e chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a \u003cb\u003epage-turner.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been \u003cb\u003edelighting beginning readers for years.\u003c\/b\u003e” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003cb\u003eThey don’t come any cooler\u003c\/b\u003e than Nate the Great.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003eMarjorie Weinman Sharmat is the author of all the Nate the Great books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarc Simont is a recipient of the Caldecott Medal and has illustrated all of the Nate the Great mysteries.\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: Where Is Fang?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Where \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e Fang?\" I asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"He ran away,\" Annie said.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosamond nodded.  \"Now you have a new case,\" she said.  \"Nate the Great Finds Fang.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI, Nate the Great, did not want to do that.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFang's teeth get bigger every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsmerelda spoke up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsmerelda is wise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nate can't solve cases today.  This is his day off.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No problem,\" I said.  \"I will teach all of you how to be a detective.  I will teach you how to find Fang.  Come in.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat would you do first to find Fang?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI, Nate the Great, said to Annie, \"First you have to \u003ci\u003eremember.\u003c\/i\u003e  Remember if there was anything different about Fang today.  Any reason why he might run away.  Then remember where you last saw him.  Remember what he was doing.  Remember who was there.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnie said, \"I got Fang ready for the party.  I didn't have time to give him a bath.  So I feather-dusted him.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You \u003ci\u003efeather-dusted\u003c\/i\u003e him?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes.  It makes his fur nice and clean.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWould you want to be a feather-dusted dog?  Do you think that Fang ran away from Annie because she dusted him?  When somebody is missing, think about \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e.  Put yourself in a dog's shoes.  Paws.  Whatever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Very well,\" I said.  \"Fang is clean.  What else?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fang was going to do a trick for your party,\" Annie said.  \"I have been teaching him commands.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I've got a rhyming book for dogs.  Each line is a new command.  The first is \u003ci\u003eDo a trick.\u003c\/i\u003e  The second line is \u003ci\u003eLick, lick, lick\u003c\/i\u003e.  Then there's a new rhyme.  \u003ci\u003eStop and wait.  Go to the gate.\u003c\/i\u003e Then there's another rhyme.  \u003ci\u003eGo to the park and--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ho hum,\" Rosamond said.  \"My cats can do all sorts of tricks.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, Fang knows all the rhymes,\" Annie said.  \"But he mixes them up.  When I say the first line he does the second.  Instead of tricks, he licks, licks, licks.\" Annie grinned.  \"But I solved \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e problem.  I just say the second line.  \u003ci\u003eLick, lick, lick.\u003c\/i\u003e And then Fang does the trick!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Good thinking,\" I said.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes,\" Annie said.  \"And it works for all the rhymes.  Like \u003ci\u003egate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ewait\u003c\/i\u003e and--\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ho hum again,\" Finley said.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAre dog rhymes and feather-dusting clues?  I don't know yet.  If you know, then perhaps you have already solved the case.  And I, Nate the Great, will need to take detective lessons from you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI looked at Annie.  \"Where is the last place you saw Fang?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well, Harry, Fang, and I were on our way to your house.  We were at the corner of Dartmouth Street and Oakdale Street.  All of a sudden two tiny poodles came up to Fang.  They started to bark.  Fang looked surprised.  So I tried to shoo the poodles away.  I barked right back at them.  Bark! Bark! Bark!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Then what?\" I asked.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Then Fang ran off,\" Annie said.  \"He ran down Dartmouth Street.  We went after him, but he was too fast.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Was he running after the poodles?\" I asked.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No, they just stood there.  I think he was running away from them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Let me get this straight,\" I said.  \"Fang is ten times bigger, stronger, and toothier than two tiny poodles.  And he was \u003ci\u003eafraid\u003c\/i\u003e of them?\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Yes,\" Annie said.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou have a job to do.  Get a piece of paper and draw a picture of a huge, fangy dog running away from two tiny poodles.  Then print below it: \"What is wrong with this picture?\"\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303380635877,"sku":"NP9780440413813","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440413813.jpg?v=1767733471","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nate-the-great-and-me-isbn-9780440413813","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}