{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-the-tardy-tortoise-isbn-9780440412694","title":"Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise","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\u003eThe 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.\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\u003eBorn 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 70 books for  children of all ages. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNate the Great Goes Undercover, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Los Angeles International  Children's Film Festival Award. \u003ci\u003eNate the Great Saves the King of Sweden \u003c\/i\u003ehas been  named one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300005892325,"sku":"NP9780440412694","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780440412694.jpg?v=1767733473","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/nate-the-great-and-the-tardy-tortoise-isbn-9780440412694","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}