No More Monsters for Me!
- 64 páginas
- 3 horas de lectura
Minneapolis Simpkin is not allowed to have a pet, so she finds the most unusual replacement
Marc Simont Libros
Marc Simont fue un artista e ilustrador político reconocido por sus ilustraciones de libros infantiles. Su obra se celebra por su gracia, humor y belleza, lo que le valió el reconocimiento internacional. Aunque recibió formación artística formal, Simont se consideró en gran medida autodidacta, guiado por el ejemplo artístico de su padre. Su estilo distintivo ha enriquecido la vida de innumerables niños y sigue siendo apreciado a nivel mundial.
Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Somebody has been raiding Oliver's garbage can each night. How can Nate narrow the long list of suspects down to one? Nate the Great might just have to go under cover . . . under cover of the garbage can lid, that is! Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book! Visit Nate the Great and Sludge! NatetheGreatBooks.com *“Marc Simont’s charcoal and pastel illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this clever case.” —School Library Journal, Starred “First graders’ favorite private eye solves the case of Oliver’s scattered garbage in those short, easy sentences that Sharmat transforms into crisp, tough-guy humor.” —Kirkus Reviews (A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice)
Nate the Great
- 60 páginas
- 3 horas de lectura
Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture.
How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, a fairy story, or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three. It is beautiful and it is comic. It is philosophical and it is cheery. What we suppose we are trying fumblingly to say is, in a word, that it is Thurber. There are only a few reasons why everybody has always wanted to read this kind of story: if you have always wanted to love a Princess; if you always wanted to be a Prince; if you always wanted the wicked Duke to be punished; or if you always wanted to live happily ever after. Too little of this kind of thing is going on in the world today. But all of it is going on valorously in The 13 Clocks .
