Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps [Paperback]

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (Author), Marc Simont (Illustrator) (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Nate the Great

Nate the Great and his trusty dog, Sludge, have a tricky case to solve. Nate’s friend Rosamond has started a fortune-telling business, but her money box is missing. Sludge and Nate visit Claude, who helped Rosamond set up her business, and Finley, who collects boxes for his rat. They can’t seem to help! It looks like the only way to clean up this case is to get down and dirty in the dumps!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Another superb "Nate the Great" story that will engage young readers quickly. Rosamond looks into her crystal ball and sees another case for Nate to crack--her money box is missing and she wants Nate to find it. Nate finds many clues, but he does not recognize any of them until he and Sludge, his dog, are sitting on top of a mountain of junk at the town dump. Finally, he realizes that he has known all along the location of the missing box. The writing is clear and uncomplicated while maintaining interesting and varied sentence structures. Simont's illustrations, alternately black-and-white and in three colors, add just the right amount of interest and detail to the text. --Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, Iowa
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

"Simple words will  make this story a breeze for young  readers."--Booklist.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (March 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044040438X
• ISBN-13: 978-0440404385
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written every Nate the Great book. Here she collaborates with her husband, Mitchell Sharmat. They live in Tucson, Arizona.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amir Vetry Critique Of Nate The Great, May 19, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Nate The Great Goes Down In The Dumps (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Nate the Great Detective Stories (Prebound)) (School & Library Binding)

I read the book Nate The Great Goes Down In The Dumps. This book is a Realistic Fiction book. When I read this book I thought that it was an exelent book, because it had the things that would really happen to a ten year old child like me! It also had alot of details so it was facile to recount to the book,and understand it. This is a Book that I enjoyed and recommend it to anybody within second grade through fith grade.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nate the Great Finds More Than a Lost List for His Readers, April 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps (Paperback)

Nate the Great and The Lost List embodies the ingredients young readers will enjoy...mystery, humor and comic-book like illustrations. In this book, Nate the Great, has his vacation interupted by his friend, Claude, who has lost the grocery list given to him by his father. Nate and his ready companion,Sludge, scour the neighborhood in search of clues.