小偵探·大發現─只要有懸案的地方，就有Nate the Great！Nate實在不想去參加Annie兇猛的狗Fang的生日派對。可是發生了一件大事，Annie的鑰匙不見了，她沒有辦法進屋子去做派對前的準備工作。這又激起了Nate的偵查嗜好，他和小狗展開了搜索行動，這次唯一的線索就是Rosamond寫的一首神秘的詩。然而對Nate與他的夥伴來說沒有什麼事情能夠難倒他們的…
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 Annie has lost her house key. Now she can''t set up for Fang''s birthday party. Nate doesn''t want to go to a party for Annie''s ferocious dog. But he can''t resist a mystery. Nate the Great and his trusty dog, Sludge, are hot on the trail Check out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book Visit Nate the Great and Sludge NatetheGreatBooks.com "Casual and comic, Simont''s drawings are . . . lively, adding vitality to the brisk first-person account of yet another deductive triumph. . . . Satisfying, nicely structured and written, this can also be used for reading aloud to younger children."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books