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Yearling (1996), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 80 pages
Description
As more and more of his flowers display the bite marks of a wandering tortoise, Nate sets out to uncover the mystery of the reptile's origins.
Physical description
80 p.; 7.74 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member Cottonwood.School
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
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and sharp eyesight to find out slowly. Show Less
LibraryThing member haldemac
Great early reader series.
Mystery genre.
Nate and Sludge find a tortoise and must figure out who it belongs to.
Mystery genre.
Nate and Sludge find a tortoise and must figure out who it belongs to.
LibraryThing member abrial2433
Finding a tortoise in his yard one day, Nate the Great embarks on a new case to return the reptile to hos own home. With his trusted dog companion he sleuths out the truth in this cuddly caper.
I thought Nate the Great was... well, great. The illustrations where excellent and very colorful. The
I thought Nate the Great was... well, great. The illustrations where excellent and very colorful. The
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story was simple to follow and had a nice progression. It wasn't really a true who-done-it kind of story though I certainly appreciated the nod to detective fiction. I thought the clues and ideas Nate used to solve the case were logical and that kids would have a fun time following along. Show Less
LibraryThing member magen.rauscher
This was a very precious realistic fiction of how a young boy finds a turtle in his lawn. Nate the great has found a turtle in his garden. He and his dog search the neighborhood by following the trail of eaten flowers to find where the turtle came from. The author did a wonderful job creating
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characters that the reader can fall in love with.I can use this book to introduce my students toanew unit on turtles. Show Less
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Pages
80