{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-the-mushy-valentine-9780440410133","title":"Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeginning 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  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNate the Great hates mushy stuff. He spies a big red paper heart taped to Sludge's doghouse. Who left Nate's dog a secret valentine? Nate will solve the case, and then there will be no more mushy stuff. At least that's what he thinks. . . . \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCheck out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Visit Nate the Great and Sludge \u003cbr\u003e NatetheGreatBooks.com \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nate makes a great narrator, his clipped prose mimicking that of the hard-boiled detective genre, providing \u003cb\u003eshort, simple sentences for beginning readers\u003c\/b\u003e, and setting up the\u003cb\u003e deadpan humor.\u003c\/b\u003e Simont's expressive drawings, tinted with watercolor washes, illustrate the characters and the action with finesse and restraint. A most appealing choice.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Boxed Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440410133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.66h x 5.26w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Notes and Reprints\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2004 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e9286 \/ Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Marjorie Weinman Sharmat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36637232660636,"sku":"9780440410133","price":5.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c5689a13-af50-48eb-b8b2-6ae154f391db.jpg?v=1603844272","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nate-the-great-and-the-mushy-valentine-9780440410133","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}