What reading level is the Nate the Great series?

The Nate the Great series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat is at a Grades 2.4–3.1 reading level (average Grade 2.8). Intended for Lower Grades (Ages 5–8). There are 24 books in the series.

What order should I read the Nate the Great books?

The Nate the Great series has 24 books in order: 1. Nate the Great and the Big Sniff, 2. Nate the Great and the crunchy Christmas, 3. Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize, 4. Nate the Great and the Halloween hunt, 5. Nate the Great and the lost list, and 19 more.

What age is the Nate the Great series appropriate for?

The Nate the Great series is recommended for Lower Grades (Ages 5–8). The average content intensity is 1/5.

Nate the Great Books in Order

24 books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Reading level: Grades 2.4–3.1. Lower Grades (Ages 5–8).

Series books grow with readers — but that's also the trap. Most series start at one reading level and one content intensity and drift upward over the course of the run. Nate the Great (24 books by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat) lands at reading level Grades 2.4–3.1, with average content intensity 1/5. Intensity stays consistent across the series — a kid who can handle the first book can generally handle the rest.

The reading-order table below lists every book with per-volume reading level and intensity badges so you can spot any escalation before it catches your reader off guard. For a deeper dive into how we score text difficulty vs. emotional weight separately — and why series readers especially benefit from that split — see our methodology page.

Books

Grades 2.4–3.1

Reading Level

1/5

Avg. Intensity

Lower Grades

Content Intensity Across the Series

Consistent

Content stays at a steady intensity level throughout the series.

First book Latest book

Nate the Great Reading Order

#	Title	Reading Level	Content
1	Nate the Great and the Big Sniff Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
2	Nate the Great and the crunchy Christmas Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
3	Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 3-4	Gentle
4	Nate the Great and the Halloween hunt Unknown	Level 2-3	Mild
5	Nate the Great and the lost list Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
6	Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake Andrew Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
7	Nate the Great and the missing key Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
8	Nate the Great and the monster mess Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
9	Nate the Great and the mushy valentine Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 3	Gentle
10	Nate the Great and the musical note Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
11	Nate the Great and the phony clue Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
12	Nate the Great and the Pillowcase Rosalind Weinman	Level 2-3	Gentle
13	Nate the great and the snowy trail Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 3	Gentle
14	Nate the Great and the sticky case Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
15	Nate the Great and the stolen base Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
16	Nate the Great and the tardy tortoise Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
17	Nate the Great and the Wandering Word Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
18	Nate the Great goes down in the dumps Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
19	Nate the Great goes undercover Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
20	Nate the Great on the Owl Express Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
21	Nate the Great saves the King of Sweden Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
22	Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed (Nate the Great) Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
23	Nate the Great Talks Turkey Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle
24	Nate the Great, where are you? Marjorie Weinman Sharmat	Level 2-3	Gentle

All Nate the Great Books

Nate the Great and the Big Sniff

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Nate the Great and the Big Sniff

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Nate the Great Books in Order

Content Intensity Across the Series

Nate the Great Reading Order

All Nate the Great Books

Nate the Great and the Big Sniff

Nate the Great and the crunchy Christmas

Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize

Nate the Great and the Halloween hunt

Nate the Great and the lost list

Nate the Great and the Missing Birthday Snake

Nate the Great and the missing key

Nate the Great and the monster mess

Nate the Great and the mushy valentine

Nate the Great and the musical note

Nate the Great and the phony clue

Nate the Great and the Pillowcase

Nate the great and the snowy trail

Nate the Great and the sticky case

Nate the Great and the stolen base

Nate the Great and the tardy tortoise

Nate the Great and the Wandering Word

Nate the Great goes down in the dumps

Nate the Great goes undercover

Nate the Great on the Owl Express

Nate the Great saves the King of Sweden

Nate the Great Stalks Stupidweed (Nate the Great)

Nate the Great Talks Turkey

Nate the Great, where are you?

Questions about the Nate the Great series