Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise - Hardcover

Book 17 of 29: Nate the Great

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman; Sharmat, Craig

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9780385321112: Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385321112 ISBN 13: 9780385321112
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1995

Synopsis

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and  someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great's  garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping  across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly  following him. Where does Nate's green guest truly  belong? It may take all of Nate the Great's patience  and sharp eyesight to find out slowly.

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About the Author

Born in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she would be the author of more than 70 books for children of all ages. Another of her childhood dreams, that of becoming a detective, has also been realized in her most popular Nate the Great series, begun in 1972.

Many of Sharmat's books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have been made into films for television, including Nate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden has been named one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.


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From the Back Cover

hining, the birds are singing, and  someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great's  garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping  across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly  following him. Where does Nate's green guest truly  belong? It may take all of Nate the Great's patience  and sharp eyesight to find out slowly.

From the Inside Flap

hining, the birds are singing, and someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great's garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly following him. Where does Nate's green guest truly belong? It may take all of Nate the Great's patience and sharp eyesight to find out slowly.

Reviews

Gr. 1^-3. Nate the Great discovers a tortoise eating the flowers in his garden and vows to help him find his way home. When his client proves uncommunicative, the determined sleuth ("I, Nate the Great, will never give up" ) follows the tortoise's trail of nibbled plants back to his grateful owner. As with other books in the series, this beginning reader has a sure sense of style in both writing and illustration. Simont's expressive drawings, touched with watercolors, ensure that even the simplest picture is worth a second look. An entertaining addition to a popular series. Carolyn Phelan

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Publisher
Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Publication date
1995
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0385321112
ISBN 13 
9780385321112
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
48
Rating
  • 3.94 out of 5 stars
    426 ratings by Goodreads

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780440412694: Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise

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ISBN 10:  0440412692 ISBN 13:  9780440412694
Publisher: Yearling, 1996
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