Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden - by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (Paperback)

About the Book

Rosamond is visiting Scandinavia when she loses something. She wants Nate the Great to find it, even though he doesn't know what she lost or what country she lost it in or when she lost it--and he's thousands of miles away. But if Nate doesn't take the case, Rosamond plans to hire the King of Sweden. Nate doesn't want Rosamond to bother the king. And he does want the chance to solve his first international case. Can Nate find whatever Rosamond lost without leaving his neighborhood?

Book Synopsis

These 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!

Rosamond is visiting Scandinavia when she loses something. She wants Nate the Great to find it, even though he doesn't know what she lost, what country she lost it in, or when she lost it. And he's thousands of miles away. But if Nate doesn't take the case, Rosamond plans to hire the King of Sweden. Nate doesn't want Rosamond to bother the poor king. And he does want the chance to solve his first-ever international case. Can Nate find whatever Rosamond lost without leaving his neighborhood?

Review Quotes

Praise for the Nate the Great Series

★ "Kids will like Nate the Great." --School Library Journal, Starred Review

"A consistently entertaining series." --Booklist

"Loose, humorous chalk and watercolor spots help turn this beginning reader into a page-turner." --Publishers Weekly

"Nate, Sludge, and all their friends have been delighting beginning readers for years." --Kirkus Reviews

"They don't come any cooler than Nate the Great." --The Huffington Post

About the Author

Born 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.

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 Nate the Great Goes Undercover, winner of the Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival Award. Nate the Great Saves the King of Sweden has been named one of the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.