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53rd out of 310 books
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Nate The Great (Nate the Great #1)
Shortly after a breakfast generously supplied with pancakes, Natethe Great got an urgent call from Annie.
"I lost a picture," said Annie. "Can you help me find it?"
"Of course," said Nate. "I have found lost balloons, books, slippers, chickens. Even a lost goldfish. Now I, Nate the Great, will find a lost picture."
"Oh, good," Annie said.
Nate, with the cool detachment of a Sa...more
"I lost a picture," said Annie. "Can you help me find it?"
"Of course," said Nate. "I have found lost balloons, books, slippers, chickens. Even a lost goldfish. Now I, Nate the Great, will find a lost picture."
"Oh, good," Annie said.
Nate, with the cool detachment of a Sa...more
Paperback, 80 pages
Published
April 15th 1977
by Yearling
(first published 1972)
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Nate the Great is a humorous book that takes the reader through a case as Nate tries to find Annie’s missing picture. I think this is the first book in the Nate the Great because it introduces all of characters for the first time. This book falls under mystery as there is a problem to be solved, but it does it in a very funny way. Any child would love this book because of the humor, mystery, and very relatable characters. The author makes the characters relatable by making them sound like everyd...more
“Nate the Great” is a children’s graphic novel by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and illustrated by Marc Simont. It tells the story of child detective Nate who is on a mission to help his friend Annie find her missing, yellow painting of her dog Fang. Annie tells Nate that only three people have seen her painting- her friend Rosamond, her dog Fang, and her brother Harry. As Nate questions and gathers evidence from the suspects, he notices that Harry has also decided to paint pictures. Nate, being keen...more
Oct 13, 2011
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Nate the Great is an extensive series of easy-reader mysteries. Nate, a young sleuth with a penchant for pancakes, is finishing breakfast when he receives a telephone call from a friend who has lost a picture. He walks to her house (considerately leaving a note for his mother) and uses observation and deductive reasoning to determine what happened to the picture.
Within the confines of a limited early-reader vocabulary, the writing in this series is above average. Each story unfolds with enough s...more
Within the confines of a limited early-reader vocabulary, the writing in this series is above average. Each story unfolds with enough s...more
This book is about Nate the Great. He is a detective. This case was about Nate’s friend Annie. Annie lost a picture she painted of her dog. Early one morning after breakfast Nate received a call from his friend Annie. She told Nate about the lost picture of her dog. Nate went to Annie’s house to investigate. Annie said she put the picture on her desk to dry. When she returned the picture was gone. There were three suspects in this case. The suspects were Rosamond Annie’s friend, Fang her dog and...more
This is what I read in Nate the great . Nate was eating pancakes for breakfast .Then his freind Annie called and asked him if he could come over. After that Annie told Nate that she lost a picture of her dog. That is when Nate started investigating so he asked Annie where was the last place she had it. Annie hadsaid that the last place she had the picture it was by the window. Then they had went to Nate's other friend Rosamond house and tried to look for the picture but all they found were pictu...more
This book is about Nate the Great. He is a detective. This case was about Nate’s friend Annie. Annie lost a picture she painted of her dog. Early one morning after breakfast Nate received a call from his friend Annie. She told Nate about the lost picture of her dog. Nate went to Annie’s house to investigate. Annie said she put the picture on her desk to dry. When she returned the picture was gone. There were three suspects in this case. The suspects were Rosamond Annie’s friend, Fang her dog and...more
Boy detectives are plentiful in children's fiction. There is Encyclopedia Brown, the Hardy Boys, and Nate the Great. Whether the danger is real or imagined, these characters are serious about solving their cases and bringing villains to justice.
This book is the first in a series of Nate the Great books that include over 15 titles. This is a good series to get boys involved in reading and could lead into reading Encyclopedia Brown books and then the Hardy Boys.
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I think we have read every Nate the Great book in the series, and there are A LOT. Nate is a great detective who always leaves a note for his mother to inform her of his whereabouts and loves to eat pancakes. There are great characters in the books, especially Rosamond, Nate's very strange cat-loving friend (she's totally goth). These books are perfect for mystery lovers aged 5-9, I would think. If you want to also read some mysteries for the same age group, but with a female protagonist, try th...more
This is a good book for the beginning reader. I would recommend this book to a boy as well. The book follows a young boy,Nate, who is sort of a mini Sherlock. He enjoys solving mysteries along with his side kick sludge. This is the first book in the series.
In this book, Nate helps his friend solve the mystery of her missing picture. He immediately takes on the case
This book is appropriate for ages 6-8. The author still included pictures and did not use large vocabulary making it easy for the ch...more
In this book, Nate helps his friend solve the mystery of her missing picture. He immediately takes on the case
This book is appropriate for ages 6-8. The author still included pictures and did not use large vocabulary making it easy for the ch...more
There are tons of wonderful easy-readers out there: Frog and Toad Are Friends and Mr. Putter & Tabby Feed the Fish are both outstanding examples of books in series that are high-interest and high-larious, unlike this book and series, which is mediocre at best. But hey, the kid really likes pancakes. And that's funny, right? Right?
Luke the Duke would not let me rate Nate the Great any less than 5 stars.... and my former 6 year old self (when I first read this!!) wouldn't have either!
I know I've said this before, but words really do no justice to how wonderful it is to be sharing my favorite childhood books with my son, only to find out that he loves them as much as (or even more than) I did!!
Luke the Duke has now hung out his own shingle as a detective (just like I did when I first read this as a child!!).... so heartwarm...more
I know I've said this before, but words really do no justice to how wonderful it is to be sharing my favorite childhood books with my son, only to find out that he loves them as much as (or even more than) I did!!
Luke the Duke has now hung out his own shingle as a detective (just like I did when I first read this as a child!!).... so heartwarm...more
Actually, my daughter and I listened to the audio version. It is hilarious! Our local non-denominational Easter Bunny brought it. My daughter listened to it about 20 times in the first week!!!
The writing is very funny, and the actor on our CD, Vol. 1 of the Nate the Great collected stories, is wonderful. He makes the funny writing triply funny. Not only will it make you laugh, but it will make you want pancakes.
I remember loving these books in our elementary school library, though I don't reme...more
The writing is very funny, and the actor on our CD, Vol. 1 of the Nate the Great collected stories, is wonderful. He makes the funny writing triply funny. Not only will it make you laugh, but it will make you want pancakes.
I remember loving these books in our elementary school library, though I don't reme...more
my synopsis-
CHAPTER 1
Im Nate the Great. I like pancakes. Im gonna solve a mystery today. I, Nate the Great, like pancakes.
CHAPTER 2
After my pancakes I, Nate the Great, went to a girls house to ask questions. And mooch off her pancakes.
CHAPTER 3
Im going to go back to my house to think about the questions and the answers I, Nate the Great, didnt hear cuz I, Nate the Great, was too lost in my pancakes.
CHAPTER 4
After more pancakes Ive solved the mystery.
CHAPTER 5
Victory feast= getting high off mapl...more
CHAPTER 1
Im Nate the Great. I like pancakes. Im gonna solve a mystery today. I, Nate the Great, like pancakes.
CHAPTER 2
After my pancakes I, Nate the Great, went to a girls house to ask questions. And mooch off her pancakes.
CHAPTER 3
Im going to go back to my house to think about the questions and the answers I, Nate the Great, didnt hear cuz I, Nate the Great, was too lost in my pancakes.
CHAPTER 4
After more pancakes Ive solved the mystery.
CHAPTER 5
Victory feast= getting high off mapl...more
Nate the Great books aren't that great. I hated them when I was a kid, yet I would always read them.The endings of the books were always the same, they figured out what or who did it. And where are Nate's parents? They just let their son walk around everywhere and question people. That is very irresponsible of them. Nate the Great books always made me fall asleep and always wasted my time. I would not recommend this book to anyone, especially little kids. If kids want real mystery, they should r...more
Publisher: Yearling
Time: 11/18=25minits
7-word-summarry
boy/help/breakfast/girl/looking/picture/dog
Discussion question
1. Do you often lost your things?
And can you find them soon?
- I often lost my things. I usually lost clothes like socks, T-shirt and hand towels. I always ask my mom to help in mornings.
2. Have you ever played detective like him?
- I have not but I have played Pokemon with my friends. Moreover girls like to play heroines who can use magic or transform. I did do that.
Time: 11/18=25minits
7-word-summarry
boy/help/breakfast/girl/looking/picture/dog
Discussion question
1. Do you often lost your things?
And can you find them soon?
- I often lost my things. I usually lost clothes like socks, T-shirt and hand towels. I always ask my mom to help in mornings.
2. Have you ever played detective like him?
- I have not but I have played Pokemon with my friends. Moreover girls like to play heroines who can use magic or transform. I did do that.
This series was one of my favorites as a child. I can still visualize its spot in my elementary school library... on the left side of the back wall, in the last tall shelf next to the short shelves, on the second shelf from the bottom. So when I spotted three Nate the Great books at a library book sale yesterday, I had to buy them. I was not disappointed. They're funny and clever in a different way now than they were 16 years ago, and I'm sure I'll give them to my kids someday as well!
OK this has got to be my favorite yet on this research project. It's an book that's easy to read WITH A STRONG VOICE. Wow. Who knew you could tell a story with so few words, with only EASY words, and still make you laugh out loud. I heard Harry's voice so distinctly that I will most certainly go hunt around for anything and everything else by this author that I can find. I'm just that impressed.
Well done and very highly recommended.
Well done and very highly recommended.
- A Yearling Book
- Time : 10/30 = 20 minutes, 11/5 = 40 minutes
- 7 words : boy, detective, picture, lost, yellow, brother, monsters
- Discussion questions
1. Are you good at finding something lost ?
In my case, I'm not. Even if something lost is in front of me, I can't notice.
2. If you were a detective, what case would you want to solve ?
If I was a detective, I would like to solve mystery because I have to use my brain !
- Time : 10/30 = 20 minutes, 11/5 = 40 minutes
- 7 words : boy, detective, picture, lost, yellow, brother, monsters
- Discussion questions
1. Are you good at finding something lost ?
In my case, I'm not. Even if something lost is in front of me, I can't notice.
2. If you were a detective, what case would you want to solve ?
If I was a detective, I would like to solve mystery because I have to use my brain !
Shortly after a breakfast generously supplied with pancakes, Natethe Great got an urgent call from Annie.
"I lost a picture," said Annie. "Can you help me find it?"
"Of course," said Nate. "I have found lost balloons, books, slippers, chickens. Even a lost goldfish. Now I, Nate the Great, will find a lost picture."
"Oh, good," Annie said.
Nate, with the cool detachment of a Sa..
"I lost a picture," said Annie. "Can you help me find it?"
"Of course," said Nate. "I have found lost balloons, books, slippers, chickens. Even a lost goldfish. Now I, Nate the Great, will find a lost picture."
"Oh, good," Annie said.
Nate, with the cool detachment of a Sa..
This was a very funny mystery. Very reminiscent of a couple of old TV shows, especially Dragnet with it's comically serious tone. Nate seems like a kid Joe Friday. I love his odd obsession with pancakes. It was all very amusing. I would gladly read this again. It is the sort of humor that a kid would get, but an adult would appreciate as well, maybe even a bit more than the kid. Very well done.
Nate the Great is a terrific first mystery series. Readers quickly love Nate and his dog Sludge as they embark on adventurous detective work in their neighborhood. Every reader will want to eat pancakes and leave his mother a hand written note when he leaves home just like Nate. The entire series is engaging and full of top notch detective work! Enjoyable for the entire family.
Oct 30, 2012
Modboy
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Modboy by:
Iris next door.
Average and long-winded. Interestingly nobody calls Nate "Nate the Great" except for himself, over and over again. Nate solves mysteries and eats a lot of pancakes (over and over again). Likes: how Nate inspires to be a professional detective and how he eventually solves the mystery, I suppose you would call it "The Case of the Missing Picture", at the end.
I was not expecting this book to make me chuckle! This is an old, old book, so I was expecting it to be boring. But the fact you can clearly tell it's written like a black and white detective show made it very entertaining! And Nate says some great stuff! I always thoroughly enjoyed it because I found my narrating detective voice to be entertaining too :p
I will be able to read this to my kids before rest time, which is what I checked it out for, but I will also be reading the rest of the books a...more
I will be able to read this to my kids before rest time, which is what I checked it out for, but I will also be reading the rest of the books a...more
i thought that it was a good book because it was about how annie's little brother had took her painting of her dog and made it into a three headed monster and everything she painted was yellow and everything her brother painted was red and the painting was orange and if you mix red with yellow you will get orange soallhe did was paint over it.
Pancake loving Nate receives a call from his friend Annie whose piece of artwork is missing. While investigating, Nate takes a side case when Annie's cat-obsessed friend Rosemund's cat goes missing. Nate is successful in cracking the case and gets to eat a ton of pancakes.
Some dry humor that endeared the book to me.
Some dry humor that endeared the book to me.
This review was written by E, who is 8 years old.
This book is called Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Nate the Great is a detective and the problem is a lost picture. I enjoyed when Nate goes to Annie’s house and figures out the problem. If you like books with adventures, then you will like this.
This book is called Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Nate the Great is a detective and the problem is a lost picture. I enjoyed when Nate goes to Annie’s house and figures out the problem. If you like books with adventures, then you will like this.
Aug 21, 2012
Beth
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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The mystery portion of the plot is great but I think today's kids may have a difficult time relating to the lifestyle of the characters. In today's world few elementary students can simply leave a note for their parents when they leave to explore the neighborhood. These are different times we live in.
Bea read this outloud to me in several sittings. yay! She didn't love it. At her reading level the dry humor doesn't really come out as it takes timing/expression to convey - so I don't think that it is particuarly suited for her. But anyhow - maybe she'll pick up more of the series someday.
These were my favorite kids’ series. I loved them so much I would read them all the time and have my mom buy me about everyone that there was. I don’t remember what this one was about exactly I have just been going through Goodreads trying to add all my books that I read when I was little.
Nate the Great was such a fun book to read. It made me laugh quite a few times. Nate is a young boy who is a “detective.” He is also a pancake lover. Nate’s friend, Annie has lost a picture she painted and needs Nate’s help to retrieve it. Together they search until they find the missing picture.
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