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Nate the Great #28
Nate the Great and the Wandering Word
Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing word! Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!WHAT DOES A STRANGE, LONG, MADE-UP WORD SOUND LIKE?Esmeralda came up with the perfect name for Rosamond's pet concert. But she lost the pink paper where she wrote the word--and she can't remember what it is. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon braving pink papers and barking, oinking, and talking pets. Will Nate and Sludge find the word in time for the show to go on?Visit Nate the Great and Sludge!NatetheGreatBooks.comPraise for the Nate the Great Series:"Kids will like Nate the Great."-SLJ, Starred "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
68 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 13, 2018
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About the author
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
249 books116 followersMarjorie Weinman Sharmat was an American children's writer. She wrote more than 130 books for children and teens and her books have been translated into several languages. They have won awards including Book of the Year by the Library of Congress or have become selections by the Literary Guild.
Perhaps Sharmat's most popular work features the child detective Nate the Great. He was inspired by and named after her father, who lived to see the first Nate book published. One story, Nate the Great Goes Undercover, was adapted as a made-for-TV movie that won the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Sharmat's husband Mitchell Sharmat expanded Nate's storyline by creating Olivia Sharp, his cousin and fellow detective. Husband and wife wrote four Olivia Sharp books published 1989 to 1991. During the 1990s, their son Craig Sharmat (then in his thirties) wrote three Nate books with his mother. In the late 2010s, their other son Andrew Sharmat co-wrote the last two Nate books written while Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was alive. With Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's passing in 2019 Andrew has continued writing the series with Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot (2021).
In the mid-1980s Sharmat wrote three books published in 1984 and 1985 under the pseudonym Wendy Andrews.
Sharmat also wrote the Sorority Sisters series, eight short novels published in 1986 and 1987. They are romantic fiction with a sense of humor. They are set in a California public high school (day school for ages 14 to 18, approximately).
Perhaps Sharmat's most popular work features the child detective Nate the Great. He was inspired by and named after her father, who lived to see the first Nate book published. One story, Nate the Great Goes Undercover, was adapted as a made-for-TV movie that won the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Sharmat's husband Mitchell Sharmat expanded Nate's storyline by creating Olivia Sharp, his cousin and fellow detective. Husband and wife wrote four Olivia Sharp books published 1989 to 1991. During the 1990s, their son Craig Sharmat (then in his thirties) wrote three Nate books with his mother. In the late 2010s, their other son Andrew Sharmat co-wrote the last two Nate books written while Marjorie Weinman Sharmat was alive. With Marjorie Weinman Sharmat's passing in 2019 Andrew has continued writing the series with Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot (2021).
In the mid-1980s Sharmat wrote three books published in 1984 and 1985 under the pseudonym Wendy Andrews.
Sharmat also wrote the Sorority Sisters series, eight short novels published in 1986 and 1987. They are romantic fiction with a sense of humor. They are set in a California public high school (day school for ages 14 to 18, approximately).
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October 1, 2019
Neo’s at the helm for another exciting read, one in which the mystery is in the words. Nate the Great is a wonderful kid detective and listened carefully when asked to chip in. Nate’s friend, Esmeralda really needs his help, as she has misplaced a word that she wrote down. It is quite a complicated task, especially when Nate gets all the clues and ventures out to find what he needs. The case goes slowly, but Nate and his dog, Sludge, will not give up until they get to the bottom of the case. With twists and turns throughout, the story takes on a life of its own. Neo quite enjoyed reading this, as the story took him out to meet a number of interesting characters. He liked that the chapters were short, even when the story seemed silly. He hopes to read a few more of these mysteries soon.
April 7, 2021
Jody Wheeler's illustrations in the style of Marc Simont are children's book gentrification! No flavor, softened edges, no big eyed slightly scary Rosamond, Fang and Sludge lost their detailing. Even Nate's proportions are sanitized - looking more normal than ever before, with clothes that fit? Pass!
Even the mystery this time is a bit of a stretch - normally you can use what's given to you to figure things out before Nate does, but this one was like... ok... sure. Go off I guess! Pancakes were forced into the story at gunpoint. No love here! Cold, clinical, Nate the Great factory!
If I have a kid, they won't be getting the new Nates. We'll pretend that they don't exist.
Even the mystery this time is a bit of a stretch - normally you can use what's given to you to figure things out before Nate does, but this one was like... ok... sure. Go off I guess! Pancakes were forced into the story at gunpoint. No love here! Cold, clinical, Nate the Great factory!
If I have a kid, they won't be getting the new Nates. We'll pretend that they don't exist.
April 9, 2024
A major departure to the series with introduction to a new character and the first time in which wordplay becomes something figurative and metaphorical:
“When did you lose the word?
Where did you lose the word?
How did you lose the word?”
Also the first time in which the animation style is a bit different and it feels like this was supposed to be the beginning of something new, even though this is the third book shy of the series ending.
Mid at best and should sit at the bottom of your Nate the Great literacy.
“When did you lose the word?
Where did you lose the word?
How did you lose the word?”
Also the first time in which the animation style is a bit different and it feels like this was supposed to be the beginning of something new, even though this is the third book shy of the series ending.
Mid at best and should sit at the bottom of your Nate the Great literacy.
June 28, 2018
Sharmat, Andrew and Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Nate the Great and the Wandering Word, illustrated by Jody Wheeler, 64 pages. CHAPTER BOOK. Delacorte Press (Random House), 2018. $13. 9781524765446. Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: G.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL(K-3) - OPTIONAL
KID APPEAL: MEDIUM
Nate the Great, the kid detective, is at it again with another mystery to solve. When local smart girl, Esmeralda, loses a word she wrote down--she can't remember it and can't find the paper she wrote it on!--Nate the Great is called on to solve the case. Following the usual format, Nate brings along his dog, Sludge, goes after a few dead ends, and eventually solves the case.
I was a fan of Nate the Great when I was younger, so its nice the publisher has continued to publish new stories for this generation. This is a fine easy chapter book choice for beginning readers and kids will probably enjoy trying to solve the mystery along with Nate. I found the story in this particular mystery to be a little dull and the vast majority of the story was told in conversation which bothered me somehow. Overall its not my favorite Nate the Great, but still a solid series.
Reviewer: TC
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
BUYING ADVISORY: EL(K-3) - OPTIONAL
KID APPEAL: MEDIUM
Nate the Great, the kid detective, is at it again with another mystery to solve. When local smart girl, Esmeralda, loses a word she wrote down--she can't remember it and can't find the paper she wrote it on!--Nate the Great is called on to solve the case. Following the usual format, Nate brings along his dog, Sludge, goes after a few dead ends, and eventually solves the case.
I was a fan of Nate the Great when I was younger, so its nice the publisher has continued to publish new stories for this generation. This is a fine easy chapter book choice for beginning readers and kids will probably enjoy trying to solve the mystery along with Nate. I found the story in this particular mystery to be a little dull and the vast majority of the story was told in conversation which bothered me somehow. Overall its not my favorite Nate the Great, but still a solid series.
Reviewer: TC
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
January 29, 2019
Summary: This book is a part of a series about a boy detective and his dog Sludge solving mysteries. This specific book is where the detectives help their friend Esmeralda find the word she lost as part of title for the upcoming pet concert on a pink piece of paper.
Connections: wanting to get to the bottom of a mystery
How you would use it: As an option in my class library.
Subject heading:
JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship.
Connections: wanting to get to the bottom of a mystery
How you would use it: As an option in my class library.
Subject heading:
JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books.
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship.
September 2, 2019
With kids, anything is possible! That's why this setting of Nate the Great is so fun. Children plan, create, and lose things all the time, so Nate is called in to solve the mystery of the lost word. With the help of Sludge his trusty, canine sidekick, Nate gathers evidence and systematically checks off suspects.
The illustrations throughout, and the educational pages at the end are beautiful and add greatly to this fun, early chapter book. Great job!
The illustrations throughout, and the educational pages at the end are beautiful and add greatly to this fun, early chapter book. Great job!
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August 20, 2021Is it just me or did they make Harry white? There's a preview picture of page 13 at http://commonreads.com and doesn't he look very very white compared to the original Nate the Great? Or am I crazy? Annie does too, though maybe not quite as much.
January 8, 2019
Pets concert, what an amazing idea, children books always show me how far imagination can go! The last one of Nate the Great, a wonderful series!
August 29, 2019
An elementary and up easy reader about a missing word and the kid detective and his dog trying to track it down. Cute and lots of new words.
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April 27, 2022Best. Psychological. Thriller. EVER.
November 1, 2020
Nate is still great!
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