{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-the-boring-beach-bag","title":"Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag by Marjorie Weinman and Andrew Sharmat","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's gone! Oliver's boring blue beach bag is gone. Inside are his clothes, shoes, and a special seashell. All he has left is his beach ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a perfect case for Nate the Great and his trusty dog Sludge. But they don't find many clues in the sand and surf. What trail should they follow next? Follow the leader to find out!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarjorie Weinman Sharmat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. The award-winning Nate the Great series, hailed in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as \"groundbreaking,\" has resulted in Nate's real-world appearances in many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrossword puzzles, sporting a milk mustache in magazines and posters, residing on more than 28 million boxes of Cheerios, and touring the country in musical theater. Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and her husband, Mitchell Sharmat, have also coauthored many books, including titles in both the Nate the Great and the Olivia Sharp series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sharmat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the son of Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNate the Great and the Wandering Word\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is his second collaboration with his mother.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJody Wheeler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e developed a greater-than-average interest in children's books at an early age, having been influenced and encouraged by her great-aunt Opal Wheeler, a prolific writer of books for young readers in the 1950s. Since being trained as a fine artist and educator, Jody has enjoyed working on projects ranging from picture books to educational texts and magazines, and from greeting cards to coloring books. She divides her time between Manhattan and Ballston Spa, NY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45856333004986,"sku":"9780440401681","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_0b8a71af-bb66-4a3d-81b9-d8c7ad37a146.jpg?v=1778984161","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/nate-the-great-and-the-boring-beach-bag","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}