{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-the-tardy-tortoise-9780440412694","title":"Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise","description":"\u003cb\u003eThese 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  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Portland, Maine, in 1928, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat dreamed of becoming a writer. Little did she know that she would be the author of more than 70 books for children of all ages. Another of her childhood dreams, that of becoming a detective, has also been realized in her most popular Nate the Great series, begun in 1972. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many of Sharmat's books have been Literary Guild selections and chosen as Books of the Year by the Library of Congress. Several have been made into films for television, including \u003ci\u003eNate the Great Goes Undercover, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. \u003ci\u003eNate the Great Saves the King of Sweden \u003c\/i\u003ehas been named one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619191263506,"sku":"9780440412694","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9b2654b-6982-4c28-a354-d2e8f505d413.jpg?v=1732546420","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nate-the-great-and-the-tardy-tortoise-9780440412694","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}