{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-the-missing-birthday-snake","title":"Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake by Marjorie Weinman and Andrew Sharmat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of his friend's missing pet snake! 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!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWILL THIS CASE SLITHER AWAY?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosamond is having a birthday party for her cousin Lizzy! Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, are invited. So are Lizzy's four pet snakes. Nate believes that a good detective knows his limits. Nate does not want to go to a birthday party filled with dangerous, slimy guests. But when one of these \"guests\" goes missing, Nate and Sludge must face their fears to save the day!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisit Nate the Great and Sludge!\u003cbr\u003eNatetheGreatBooks.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Nate the Great Series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★\u003cb\u003e \"Kids will like Nate the Great.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A consistently \u003cb\u003eentertaining\u003c\/b\u003e series.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been \u003cb\u003edelighting beginning readers for years.\u003c\/b\u003e\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThey don't come any cooler\u003c\/b\u003e than Nate the Great.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\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":45856339263674,"sku":"9781101934708","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_15226f00-82f2-45ba-adf7-348ac2f4cb2b.jpg?v=1778984186","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/nate-the-great-and-the-missing-birthday-snake","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}