Nate the Great Goes Undercover

Name: Nate the Great Goes Undercover
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
ISBN: 9780307942098

Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Series: Nate the Great #2

Narrator: John Lavelle

Unabridged: 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 07/12/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Beginner Readers, Children's Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!

Somebody has been raiding Oliver's garbage can each night. How can Nate narrow the long list of suspects down to one? Nate the Great might just have to go under cover . . . under cover of the garbage can lid, that is!

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“First graders’ favorite private eye solves the case of Oliver’s scattered garbage in those short, easy sentences that Sharmat transforms into crisp, tough-guy humor.” —Kirkus Reviews (A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice)

About The Author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages. Look for more in the Nate the Great series on audio from Listening Library.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 23, 2021

My boys all loved listening to this one while eating their lunch. They are ages 9, 7, and 4. Very cute production and cute story about different children’s problems/mysteries and using observation and deductive reasoning to figure them out.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on January 05, 2019

I listened to the audiobook with my son. Although he’s not old enough to really comprehend the story yet, he loves the books playing in the background and gets super calm! Nate is a pancake loving, kid detective who solves mysteries for his friends. The recommended age is 6-8, which seems appropriat......more

Goodreads review by Chantal on November 28, 2022

My boys love listening to these stories! Fun for adults as well. 😊......more

Goodreads review by Abby on April 26, 2008

A collection of eight Nate the Great stories, this audiobook is perfect for short family car trips or for driving around town. Each story lasts just 10-15 minutes and John Lavelle's great narration makes this an appealing choice.......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on March 18, 2013

Picked this up in the library for our car rides. My son didn't like it at first but was laughing and solving clues by the end of the first story. Great way to get in a book that we all can talk about! Love this character and his friends are interesting to say the least.......more

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Praise for the Nate the Great Series

★ “Kids will like Nate the Great.” —School Library Journal, Starred Review

“A consistently entertaining series.” —Booklist

“Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly

“Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years.” —Kirkus Reviews

“They don’t come any cooler than Nate the Great.” —The Huffington Post