在這一集中，Nate the Great最好的朋友Sludge不見了，他非常的著急，他能冷靜下來把牠找回來嗎？看看他是如何解開謎題的，這又是怎麼一回事呢？
這一系列的偵探故事，都是在描寫Nate the Great 跟他的狗Sludge如何幫他的朋友們，解開日常生活碰到的難題。相當的生活化，故事內容雖比不上福爾摩斯或是科南來得複雜難解，但是其用字不難，書中的案件也都是生活中常見的小事，對於充滿好奇心，而剛開始試著閱讀小說的兒童來說，是相當好的讀物。適合7歲以上或是已學習英文三至四年的兒童閱讀。Nate, the great detective, depends on his dog, Sludge, to help him solve all his cases But Sludge can't help him this time. Because Sludge is lost! Lost inside a big department store on a rainy day. Nate frantically searches for his best friend and trusted helper. Salespeople have spotted a wet, slippy, sloppy dog running about. Is Sludge hiding from them? Nate looks hight and low and in places he'd rather not look at all. But every clue leads to a dead end… until Nate realizes that Sludge can help him with this case. |
