Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise
Nate the Great: Book #17
- By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Craig Sharmat
- Narrated by: John Lavelle
- Length: 17 minutes
Description
These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!
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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Narrated by: John Lavelle
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Abridged: No
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Abridged: No
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Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 2
By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Narrated by: John Lavelle
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A new collection of classic stories from Nate the Great and his trusty companion Sludge.
Volume 2 includes:
Nate the Great and the Phony Clue
Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great's doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery. Against ferocious... Read more »
Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 3
By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Mitchell Sharmat
Narrated by: John Lavelle
Length: 3 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
New on CD is the third collection of classic stories from Nate the Great and his trusty companion Sludge.
Lost List
When Nate’s friend Claude’s grocery list is lost, Nate sets out to find it before lunch.
Sticky Case
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Fishy... Read more »
Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 1
By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Narrated by: John Lavelle
Length: 1 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Nate the Great
When Nate gets an urgent call from Annie about a lost picture, he immediately plunges into his new and baffling case with the cool detachment of a Sam Spade. Getting all the facts, asking the right questions, narrowing down the suspects, Nate, the boy detective who “likes to work alone,” solves the mystery and tracks down the... Read more »
Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 5
By: Andrew Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Mitchell Sharmat
Length: 1 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves three mysteries! Perfect for young listeners, this long-running chapter book series encourages children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve cases.
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Nate the Great Collected Stories: Volume 4
By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat & Mitchell Sharmat
Narrated by: John Lavelle
Length: 3 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
THE OWL EXPRESS
Nate, the great detective, and his dog Sludge, hit the rails on their latest case. Their mission: To guard an owl named Hoot. Hoot belongs to Nate’s cousin, Olivia Sharp, and she thinks someone on the train might be out to get her feathered friend. Then Hoot disappears!
THE TARDY TORTOISE
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