Nate the Great and the Missing Key by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Nate the Great and the Missing Key Reviews

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  Amanda

  My first grade son is at the point that he would not pick out a Nate the Great book to read on his own anymore. However, I bought a whole bunch of them and am making him read them with me before he is definitely too old to read them. He loves pointing out all of the things that are "wrong" with them. For example, I ended up having to read the first page for him because he wouldn't stop laughing. He was like, "Mom, who talks like that. . . 'I, Nate the Great, am a detective.' You should just say, I'm a detective." Then Nate's friend Annie comes to his house and can't find the key to get into her house to have a birthday party for her dog. Her parents aren't at the house either because they don't like dog parties. My son was like, "Mom, I don't think you should be having a party at your house when your parents aren't there." (Exactly . . . I sure hope my son remembers this line of reasoning when he is a teenager.) Then later in the book, he points out to me, "I don't think it's safe for Nate to be making pancakes on his own either. Where's his mom? He's always making pancakes and leaving notes for her." We got a big kick out of them looking in the garbage can for the key too. (This is not the first time where Nate has looked in a garbage can when trying to solve a mystery. Maybe he's trying to follow the motto, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.") I must admit, this was the first Nate the Great book where we weren't able to figure out what happened to the key ahead of time so kudos to the author for your brilliant trickery. This book was a little too unbelievable for my son but maybe that's what makes it a little bit fun to read.
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  midnightfaerie

  A book my 6 yr old loved, a little old for my preschoolers. A solid reading level 2 book, this reader has a good amount of advanced vocabulary words, but not so long that it discourages a new reader. Used it for his read out loud book, which was perfect. It took about 15 mins for him to read and had just enough new vocabulary words to make it challenging. Also, it was a fun and interesting story he could get into. He liked it so much, he asked for more by this author. Great reading book!
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  Dolly

  Our girls (especially our youngest) have always loved
  Nate the Great stories. They are always fun, and always strange. This tale centers around Fang's birthday and Annie losing her house key. The story is entertaining - classic Nate...the Great.
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  Christy

  Nate the Great doesn't especially want to go to a birthday party for Annie's ferocious dog, Fang. But he can't resist a mystery--and when Annie loses her house key and can't get inside to set up the party, Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, are hot on the trial.
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  Cora

  meh ...
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  Angie

  My Review: Munchkin has really been enjoying the Nate the Great books, though we have had a hard time finding them at our library and bookstore, so we have been reading them a bit out of order. This was a fun one to read and Munchkin really liked following along and trying to figure out the mystery along with Nate and Sludge. He gets a kick out of when Nate the Great has to take a break for pancakes. These books also have a lot of activities in the back that are fun, from jokes to facts about money and so much more. This book was a great way to keep Munchkin entertained for a week of summer vacation from reading the book to doing the activities.
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  Alex

  I enjoyed this book because I like mysteries. I also enjoyed this book because I liked the part when Rosemond put Annie's keys to her house on Fang's collar. I also enjoyed this book because I liked the part when they finally found Annie's key.
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  Sarah

  Nate the Great solves a riddle left in a note by the strange Rosamond ( my favorite Nate the Great character for her weeeirdness). Gets kids thinking about answers that fit some of the clues but not all of the clues. When he finally has an answer that fits all clues then he finds the answer!
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  Stephanie Sheaffer

  This is #6 in the Nate the Great series, although it seems that these books can be read in any order.
  
  Marjorie Sharmart has succeeded in creating a fun, early chapter book series for young readers. Best for ages 4-10. I especially love that there are engaging pictures on almost every page.
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  Bianca Orellana

  This was pretty cute. 3.5 stars.
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  Ielle Baldemor

  Was able to solve the "missing"problem with my student
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  Chloe

  The humor is so cute.
  A boy and a dog solving a case. How adorable.
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  Villain E

  Rosamond leaves a borrowed key to Annie's house somewhere and leaves a note with a riddle. Annie enlists Nate to help find it.
  
  Still a solid read-aloud series.
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  Lindsay

  We listened to this. He loved it--five stars he says, but since this is my goodreads account, my opinion wins. I did get a little annoyed with the reader of the audiobook overemphasizing "I, Nate the Great" repeatedly. It was like a speed bump in the listening experience. Ian was thrilled to read that the author lives in our city.
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  Rachel

  I'm so excited that Roan can now read actual books to us - instead of Level 1, 2, or 3 Lego Star Wars, Avengers, or other superhero books, I think I love the book just for that reason! It cracked me up how he kept asking what "I, Nate the Great..." meant - he couldn't understand why he kept saying it. I think we will check out another one today.
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  Eliza

  I like how no one can see the metal key because it was hiding on Fang's color with all the other medal stuff. And I like Rosamond's poem for where it is. Just like Nate the Great, I think Rosamond is a pretty strange girl.
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  Shelley

  Our latest purchase. Sometimes things are right under your nose.
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  Jared

  "It was nice. It was about a: missing key, and they found it on the dog: Fang, It was also fang's b-day."
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  Teea

  my new FAVORITE series! Nate is absolutely adorable and i giggle every time i read his adventures.
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  Anne

  Too easy, says my daughter, but good to read.