Nate the Great and the Phony Clue
Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Illustrator: Marc Simont
Book 4 in the Nate the Great series
Pages: 80
Published: 1977
Age: 6+
Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great's doorstep.
He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery. Against ferocious cats, hostile adversaries, and a sly, phony clue—not to mention a three o'clock deadline—Nate struggles to prove, once again, that he is Nate the Great.
About the Nate the Great Series
Books in series order
- 1.Nate the Great(1972)
- 2.Nate the Great Goes Under Cover(1974)
- 3.Nate the Great and the Lost List(1975)
- 4.Nate the Great and the Phony Clue(1977)
- 5.Nate the Great and the Sticky Case(1978)
- 6.Nate the Great and the Missing Key(1981)
- 7.Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail(1982)
- 8.Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize(1984)
- 9.Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed(1986)
- 10.Nate the Great and the Boring Beach Bag(1987)
- 11.Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt(1989)
- 12.Nate the Great Goes Down in the Dumps(1989)
- 13.Nate the Great and the Musical Note(1990)
- 14.Nate the Great and the Stolen Base(1992)
- 15.Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine(1993)
- 16.Nate the Great and the Pillow Case(1993)
- 17.Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise(1995)
- 18.Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas(1996)
- 19.Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden(1997)
- 20.Nate the Great and Me: The Case of the Fleeing Fang(1998)
- 21.Nate the Great and the Monster Mess(1999)
- 22.Nate the Great, San Francisco Detective(2000)
- 23.Nate the Great and the Big Sniff(2001)
- 24.Nate the Great on the Owl Express(2003)
- 25.Nate the Great Talks Turkey(2006)
- 26.Nate the Great and the Hungry Book Club(2009)
- 27.Nate the Great, Where Are You?(2014)
- 28.Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake(2017)
- 29.Nate the Great and the Wandering Word(2018)
- 30.Nate the Great and the Earth Day Robot(2021)
- 31.Nate the Great and the Missing Tomatoes(2022)
Reading age: 6+ years
Join the world’s greatest detective, Nate the Great!
Perfect for beginning readers and the Common Core, this long-running chapter book series will encourage children to problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries!
With each book, Nate the Great has a new case. Nate the Great must get all the facts, and ask the right questions to solve the mystery.
A Teacher's Pick series that consistently wins high praise for delighting and entertaining young readers, and for its charming illustrations.