When he finds a torn piece of paper with only part of a word on it, boy detective Nate sets out to find the missing pieces.

Nate the Great interrumpe sus vacaciones en el patio trasero para encontrar la lista de compras perdida de su amigo, antes del almuerzo. Nate the Great interrupts his backyard vacation to find his friend's lost grocery list--before lunch.

Nate and his dog are invited to a birthday party where the birthday girl is bringing her four snakes, one of which goes missing.

When Rosamond turns a phone message from Pip's mother into a music lesson with a secret meaning, Nate the Great steps in to solve the mystery.

A friendly competition to grow the best organic garden is underway. The prize is tempting--a ribbon, a photo and article in the newspaper, and some all-you-can eat favorites from Ned's Diner! Esmeralda, Annie, Oliver, and Rosamond are among the competitors. Just a few days before contest judging, some of Rosamond's tomatoes go missing, and Nate and Sludge are called to investigate. Who is eager for tomatoes, and why? Nate and Sludge are on the case...

"WILL THIS CASE ROLL AWAY? The Earth Day Fair is days away, but Nate's classroom project-a robot named Mr. Butler-has disappeared. Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, take on the unusual case, and they are soon searching high and low in and around the school. Will Nate find the robot in time for the fair?"--