Synopses & Reviews
Marthaand#8212;aka agent K9-002and#8212;is on a top-secret mission to expose the criminals who try to steal Granny Floand#8217;s soup formula. Can Martha stop the crooks before they put Granny Floand#8212;and Marthaand#8217;s speaking voiceand#8212;out of commission? The life of a secret agent dog turns out to be much more complicated than sipping on toilet-water martinis (as Martha imagines the glamourous spy life to be). Brave and undaunted, Martha enters a world of doggy surveillance, high-tech gadgets, and unlikely suspects in order to catch the evil soup thieves. Includes special do-it-yourself detective activity section (doesnand#8217;t require writing in the book)!
Synopsis
This full-color Martha Speaks chapter book includes two stories about show business!and#160;In one, Helen has to overcome her stage fright and let her talents shine. In the second, Martha learns a lot about acting when she has to play the role of someone entirely unlike herselfand#8212;a CAT!
Synopsis
Martha takes center stage in these two funny tales about what it means to be in a play!
In "Martha Plays a Part," Helen must be Haleys Comet in her schools solar system play, but she is beset with stage fright! With Martha's help, Helen manages to keep cool and perform, but not everyone fares so well. A good lesson in using your gifts, overcoming fears, and what it means to perform in front of an audience.
In "Martha Acts Up," everyone's favorite talking dog has to pretend she is a cat! After being asked to play the Cheshire Cat in a production of Alice and Wonderland, Martha must meet the challenge of playing someone entirely unlike herself!
Synopsis
Martha takes center stage in these two funny tales about what it means to be in a play!
First, Helen must play Halleyand#8217;s Comet in her schooland#8217;s solar system playand#8212;but she has to learn to
use her gifts and overcome her stage fright! Then, everyoneand#8217;s favorite talking dog has to face the most dreaded role for a dogand#8212;a cat!and#8212;after being cast as the Cheshire Cat in a production of Alice in Wonderland.
Young thespians will find a glossary of vocabulary and activities to help them write and act in their own productions!
About the Author
Susan Meddaugh was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. She graduated from Wheaton College, where she studied French literature and fine arts. After working briefly with an advertising agency in New York, she moved to Boston and worked at a publishing company for ten years, first as a designer, then art editor, and finally as art director. While there, she did the illustrations for Good Stones (Houghton Mifflin) by Anne Epstein, and then decided to strike out on her own as a freelance illustrator and creator of children's books. Since that time, Susan has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including Martha Speaks, which was chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book for 1992. In 1998 she was awarded the New England Book Award, given by the New England Booksellers Association to recognize a body of work. Her work also was acknowledged with a New York Times Best Illustrated Award. She lives in Sherborn, Massachusetts.