Nate the Great and the Lost List Paperback – May 1, 1991

I buy the Nate the Great books for my boys and they enjoy reading each of them. They also enjoy the actives that comes in the back of each books.

Cute, solid easy-reader that I could not resist buying due to the fact that the strange, child-beatnik character of Rosamond is contained within (back off, you lame poseur, Emily Strange). Although I only remember Rosamond, and not Nate, the star of the series, I am glad that I made this purchase. Simont's illustrations won the Caldecott for "A Tree Is Nice", and they are no less better in this book. The black and white drawings are highlighted by shades of blue, yellow, green, and soft brown- very 70's and subtle. The story: Claude loses his grocery list; him and Nate end up discovering that Rosamond had found it outside of her house and then used it as a recipe for cat pancakes, which Nate actually tries in an earlier scene (the pic of him eating them with Rosamond looking on is priceless). Has cool additions at the back of the book: facts on wind and maps, how to make a pinwheel and cat pancakes (without tuna and liver), how to improve your memory, funny pages, and even more funny pages. All of the aforementioned sections relate to the plot. If you or your child likes dry humor, this book will be right up your alley. Plus, the dedication page for Rhoda is adorable- it has a pic of a young woman bending over the trunk of a small racecar while in the midst of changing said car's tire...and you get a view of her derriere, which cracks me and my daughter up. Get this book for lots of great reasons, but mostly because it's just fun!

Both my kids ages 6 and 9 really enjoy this series!

Great detective story for kids. Funny characters. Nate the Great solves his friends mysteries with clues and humor that is fun for the reader and adults/ teachers reading with them. Great series of books.

This is very readable for a struggling reader- funny, with enough plot to keep engaged

We enjoy all the Nate the Great books. I love the dry humor, though I think I find it more funny than my kids do! The read is easy enough for my 6/7 year old.

Very cute children’s story. The story is fun and engaging even for adults in my opinion. I love the illustration

This 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.

My 8 year old grandson adores these for the stories and the extras at the end.

本作の総語数は切り捨てで1500語です。良かったです。子供向けだけど、結構笑いました。いや、私が読み違えただけですが、"I sniffed hard."で、浮かんだ情景が、犬と一緒にRosamondの匂いを至近距離で激しく嗅いでいるものだったもので、思わず読み返しました。汚れたGGYが読み間違えると、とんでもないことになりますね。多読を始めたばかりの初心者の笑ってしまう失敗でした。他にも、稚拙な感じではあるものの、韻を踏んだような表現とか、結構へぇ〜という感じの表現があって、とても楽しかったです。子供向けと馬鹿にせず、そういうもんだと思って最大限楽しめば、それなりに楽しめるものだと思いました。Graded Readerは、どうしても楽しめませんが……私の場合。何はともあれ、このシリーズはおすすめします。全巻買うと結構な金額ですが(Kindle版で13000円前後？)、楽しくないものを読んでもしょうがないので、最近は必要な投資だと割り切って、金額を気にしないことにしました。最初を乗り切れば、1冊の総語数も増えて、コスパはぐんぐん上がっていくので、最初の100万〜200万語は金を気にせず読むしかないと開き直りました。

superb and got it in one day.

One of my favourite books

難しい単語もあまりなく、インターに通い半年の息子でも読むことができました。登場人物も多くなく、理解しやすい内容です。