{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-the-missing-tomatoes","title":"Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoin the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing tomatoes in this long-running chapter book series that makes problem-solving fun!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHOW DOES \u003ci\u003eYOUR\u003c\/i\u003e GARDEN GROW?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA friendly competition to grow the best organic garden is underway. The prize is tempting . . . a ribbon, a photo and article in the newspaper, AND some all-you-can-eat favorites from Ned's diner!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsmeralda, Annie, Oliver, and Rosamond are among the competitors. Just a few days before contest judging, some of Rosamond's tomatoes go missing, and Nate and Sludge are called to investigate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho is eager for tomatoes, and why? Nate and Sludge are on the case, and what they find surprises all but makes perfect sense!\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":45856341131450,"sku":"9780593180907","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_5bbd5654-f9f3-4c80-84dd-6d7699ee0dbc.jpg?v=1778984201","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/nate-the-great-and-the-missing-tomatoes","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}