Nate the Great and the Pillowcase [Paperback]

Rosalind Weinman (Author)

Book Description

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

It's two o'clock in the morning when the telephone rings and Nate the Great learns that Rosamond's pillowcase is missing. She needs it now because her cat, Big Hex, likes to sleep on it.

Outside it is damp, dark, and dreary, but a good (yawning) sleuth knows that the hunt must go on. Can Nate the Great find the missing piece of laundry before the sun comes up, and before his bedroom slippers wear out?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3-This 15th addition to the series will not disappoint fans. Nate is awakened by a phone call in the middle of the night. His friend Rosamond needs his help-her cat's pillowcase has disappeared, and the feline, Big Hex, is pacing and keeping her awake. So that all concerned may get some sleep, the young detective sets out to solve the case. This is another well-told, humorous mystery that young readers will be able to solve if they zero in on Sharmat's clues. Simont's lively, realistic watercolors correlate with the action in the text. A satisfying, easy-reader mystery.
Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, IA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Gr. 1-3. The intrepid detective returns for his fifteenth case in this beginning chapter book. Bed linen has gone astray. Nate's friend Rosamond will not be able to sleep until her cat's "slashed and shredded, shrunken and shriveled" pillowcase is recovered. Neither, apparently, will anyone else. Leaving a note for his mother, Nate follows a trail of clues through the dead of night, questioning suspects, interviewing the owner of Uncle Ned's Day and Night Diner, eliminating a red herring, and finally unraveling the mystery. The crisp, clipped narrative is both a clever parody of the hard-boiled detective story genre and a boon to beginning readers. Simont's line-and-watercolor illustrations harmonize perfectly with the tale's understated humor. The necessary clues are in place, and young sleuths can race Nate and his sidekick dog, Sludge, to the mystery's solution. Elizabeth Bush --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (November 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440410150
• ISBN-13: 978-0440410157
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 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: #326,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nate the Great and the Pillowcase, March 28, 2000

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Janice Chu (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nate the Great and the Pillowcase (Paperback)

This is one of the fine stories in the Nate the Great series. Clues start to build up as you read further into the story. Readers are prompted to solve Nate's case. Written in very simple English, it is a good reader for my nine-year old son, who is learning English as a second language. I have had difficulties in finding reading materials that do not only suit his interest but also his English language level. Nate the Great stories have given me lots of help.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must For Early Readers, December 18, 2010

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Terry Wiggins (Gainesville, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nate the Great and the Pillowcase (Paperback)

Finding chapter books for young readers ( 4-6 years ) that they are able to read themselves with ease are very hard to find. I am an owner, director, and master elementary teacher of a small private school. I spend many hours looking for books that do not use put-downs, rude retorts, words like "stupid/idiot/baby", cliques and competition in a negative way, as part of the story line. Books of this type are very hard to find, and ones that will hold a child's interest are even harder to find. The "Nate the Great" series meets my qualifications, enough so that I am buying the series for my young grandson for Christmas.