Nate the Great and the Stolen Base
Rosamund's baseball team has a very unusual second base—Oliver’s gloopy purple plastic octopus. But one morning . . . it’s gone! “Somebody stole second base,” Rosamond tells teammate Nate the Great. With the help of his dog, Sludge, the young detective trails the missing octopus, picking up clues...
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Rosamund's baseball team has a very unusual second base—Oliver’s gloopy purple plastic octopus. But one morning . . . it’s gone! “Somebody stole second base,” Rosamond tells teammate Nate the Great. With the help of his dog, Sludge, the young detective trails the missing octopus, picking up clues along the way. It’s not easy to track down a stolen base, and Nate’s hunt leads him to some strange places before he finds himself up at bat once more.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780440409328 (0440409322)
Publish date: February 1st 1994
Publisher: Yearling
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
Series: Nate the Great 8 (#14)
I think Nate fits into a particular niche very well. The mystery is pretty obvious to an adult reader, but is more sophisticated than the language it is told in. They fit perfectly into a fairly short-lived period where kids are improving their reading skills rapidly.And also, I like Rosamunde and h...
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