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Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt (Nate the Great, No. 12) Paperback – September 1, 1990
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It is Halloween night, and all the kids are dressed up to go trick-or-treating. But Nate's friend Rosamond needs his help. Her cat Little Hex is missing. Is he hiding, or is he lost? Nate and his trusty dog, Sludge, are on the case!
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“All the regulars are back in Nate's latest mystery, and as fresh as ever. Sharmat makes beginning reading a pleasure.” --School Library Journal
- Reading age6 - 9 years
- Print length80 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level1 - 4
- Lexile measure530L
- Dimensions5.25 x 0.28 x 7.63 inches
- PublisherYearling
- Publication dateSeptember 1, 1990
- ISBN-100440403413
- ISBN-13978-0440403418
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Editorial Reviews
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★ “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
From the Publisher
Nate's good friend Rosamond needs his help. Her cat, Little Hex, is missing. Little Hex hates Halloween, so maybe he's hiding. Or is he lost? Nate and his trusty dog Sludge take the case and hunt in the night for Little Hex. They pass robots, pirates, and witches. But where will they find Little Hex?
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Nate's good friend Rosamond needs his help. Her cat, Little Hex, is missing. Little Hex hates Halloween, so maybe he's hiding. Or is he lost? Nate and his trusty dog Sludge take the case and hunt in the night for Little Hex. They pass robots, pirates, and witches. But where will they find Little Hex?
From the Back Cover
Nate's good friend Rosamond needs his help. Her cat, Little Hex, is missing. Little Hex hates Halloween, so maybe he's hiding. Or is he lost? Nate and his trusty dog Sludge take the case and hunt in the night for Little Hex. They pass robots, pirates, and witches. But where will they find Little Hex?
About the Author
MARC SIMONT won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry, as well as a Caldecott Honor for his own book, The Stray Dog. He illustrated the first twenty books in the Nate the Great series.
Product details
- Publisher : Yearling; Reprint edition (September 1, 1990)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 80 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0440403413
- ISBN-13 : 978-0440403418
- Reading age : 6 - 9 years
- Lexile measure : 530L
- Grade level : 1 - 4
- Item Weight : 3.99 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.28 x 7.63 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #92,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #946 in Children's Mystery, Detective, & Spy
- #1,092 in Children's Chapter Books (Books)
- #1,659 in Children's Beginner Readers
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About the author

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat has written every Nate the Great book. Here she collaborates with her husband, Mitchell Sharmat. They live in Tucson, Arizona.
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Customers find this book great for beginner readers, particularly as a perfect introduction to chapter books. They appreciate the storytelling, describing it as cute.
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Customers find this book suitable for beginners, particularly as a perfect introduction to chapter books, with one customer noting it's easy for children to read and another mentioning it enhances a 5-year-old's curiosity.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2024Loved this book and the ease of it for my son to read. My son is autistic and I sometimes struggles to find books that keep him interested and challenge his reading skills. This book made it so easy!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018This series is awesome!! It is captivating and has enhanced my 5 year old grandson's curiosity. It has taught him use his problem solving skills. I have purchased every book in the series.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2023My grandson loves this series! We bought them all and read every night about Nate and his antics!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2017Great book series. I purchased this for my 7 year old son as a reward for helping me around the house. He has read this book out loud to me and we both enjoyed it very much. I look forward to hearing more of the Nate the Great books
- Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2023Cute story for my 7 yo grandson. I don’t think it is one of the best in the series, and not likely to appeal beyond this Halloween.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2022Mom said the 5 year old kindergartener really took an interest in it!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2014This was our first Nate the Great book, though I have already ordered more. I homeschool and my 9 year old son is dyslexic. This was the perfect introduction to chapter books for him. It had a few challenging words, but was not so hard that my son was discouraged. He read it over two days during reading class and loved it. Can't wait for our others to arrive. He is so excited that he read a bigger book.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014I really love all of the Nate the Great stories, and this one was just as cute as the other ones I have read. I teach first grade, so it is sometimes hard to find books that are more challenging (chapter books for my higher readers) that are also age-level appropriate. This series is perfect!
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子ぶたママReviewed in Japan on March 28, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars 買う時期が大事だったかな?
公文で英語を習ってる息子の為に興味を持って欲しくてネイトシリーズ3冊購入しました。しかし、まだまだ早かったようで全くダメでした。この内容は中学生位の内容だそうで、息子が今レビューを書いたまさにこの6年生のこの時期に英検3級を合格した頃にこの本を手に取り読んでくれるようになりました。ご購入されるのであればこれくらいの時期が内容も分かりベストかもしれません。
- DarReviewed in Canada on November 7, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
My grandson loved this book. He is 8 and can read it himself. He also liked the recipes and jokes at the back.
- vasanthReviewed in India on May 24, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Kids will love this and super deal price
Kids will love this and super deal price
- BhargaviReviewed in India on January 6, 2015
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
superb and got it in one day.
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AmazonライダーReviewed in Japan on November 23, 2019
4.0 out of 5 stars 初心者の英文読解練習に最適
英文読解力と、暇つぶしに英語を読みたい場合に良い本です。絵が面白く、ハマります。英語を読む事が楽しくなります。