num_pages: 80
description: 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! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and someone is eating the flowers in Nate the Great's garden. A green tortoise is slowly, slowly stepping across the lawn, and Nate is slowly, slowly following him. Where does Nate's green guest truly belong? It may take all of Nate the Great's patience and sharp eyesight to find out slowly.
language: English
title: Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise
titlecomplete: Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise
genres: Childrens, Chapter Books, 1st Grade, Picture Books, Fiction, 2nd Grade, Detective, Juvenile, Mystery
ratings_count: 382
series: Nate the Great
publisher: Yearling