Synopses & Reviews
Curious George watches Jumpy the squirrel bury an acorn in the yard. Upon learning that Jumpy is storing food for later, George decides to do the same. The man with the yellow hat comes home to find the kitchen empty and its contents buried in the yard! It’s time to teach George about what things grow and what don’t. George finally gets it right when he grows a beautiful sunflower from a seed.
Jorge el curioso observa a la ardilla Saltarina enterrar una bellota en el jardín. Al enterarse de que Saltarina está almacenando comida para más tarde, Jorge decide hacer lo mismo. Cuando el hombre del sombrero amarillo vuelve a casa, encuentra la cocina vacía... ¡y toda la comida enterrada en el jardín! Es hora de enseñarle a Jorge qué cosas crecen y cuáles no. Finalmente, Jorge lo entiende cuando siembra una semilla y ve crecer un hermoso girasol.
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The president and his family are looking for a dog to live in the White House. Martha knows the perfect dog for the job, and makes an informative call to the White House. But when the president finds out about Marthaand#8217;s speaking ability he wantshertoand#160;come to the White House right away! Martha feels itand#8217;s her duty to report, but she already has a family. Whatever could the President wantand#160;withher?
Includes a glossary of democratic vocabulary such asnominateandcountryand fun word activities.** "Kids will quickly fall in love with the charming yellow canine at the heart of this series because she's fun-loving and excited to learn new things. . . . Martha Speaks does a good job of exposing kids to new vocabulary. . . . The show also makes an effort to weave in positive messages about qualities like self-confidence, friendship, and civic responsibility - all great lessons for young kids." --Common Sense Mediaand#160;** "The great thing about the show . . . is how seamlessly it weaves word usage into the story lines of each episode. . .and#160;. The words are defined, used in sentences and repeated, yet at no time does any of this feel like - ugh! - school." --San Francisco Chronicleand#160;** "The showand#160;. . . incorporates vocabulary lessons into the antics of Martha and her two-legged pals." --The Washington Postand#160;** "Martha's animation is colorful and perky, just like Martha and the family home she inhabits." --The Hollywood Reporterand#160;** "Martha's a pretty savvy girl with some pretty good lessons. . . . [she] is a smart, confident, happy dog whose home life illustrates how people should care for animals - another plus for the series." --The Orange County Registerand#160;** "[T]he real draw is how the series boosts vocabularies, exploring words that require more than a pictogram to explain." --Time Out Kidsand#160;** "There's plenty of good humor from the newly loquacious pooch . . . but the program is, at heart, a stealth vocabulary lesson." --Cookiemag.comand#160;** Plenty of parenting blog coverage:- "It is a cartoon about a dog that ate some alphabet soup and it went to her brain instead of her stomach and now she can talk. We even made a trip to the library last week and checked out Martha Speaks books. She will not be happy when I have to return those books.and#160;We have to read them to her about four times a day!"- "It is a new, sweet animated series on PBS . . . My little girls love it - and they can be a tough crowd to impress."- "[D]efinitely keeping this cool dog on our watch list." and#8212;mommafindings.com- "I love this show." and#8212;lovethydog.com
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"Based on Susan Meddaughs characters and a PBS teleplay by Peter K. Hirsch, this tale reveals the verbose pups thoughtful side. Her frustrated efforts to please Grandma Lucille result in a crumpled, chewed, drool-decorated hat, and helpful Martha decides to make up the loss with a nice gift for her birthday...Cartoon art includes paw prints marking off days on the calendar and Marthas personalized signature. Fans of the TV series and the original books will recognize favorite characters in a familiar setting. The book also includes a summary of past history: Marthas first efforts to speak."--School Library Journal
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Praise for Harcourt's Green Light Readers:
"A must-have for any family with a beginning reader."--Boston Sunday Herald
"You can't go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection."--School Library Journal
"A winner for the beginner."--Booklist
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For Martha and the other dogs in town, Saturday-night fireworks are the worst part of summerand#8212;they are so scary to canines with their sensitive ears! Crabby Mrs. Demson couldnand#8217;t agree more. In fact, sheand#8217;s collecting signatures for a petition to ban fireworks, and Martha is happy to add her pawprint to the list. But when Helen and her friends are devastated about the fireworks ban, Martha realizes that she helped Mrs. Demson ruin their fun. Can Martha find a way to reverse the ban and still protect her doggy ears? With fun word activities that highlight the new vocabulary, including a complete-the-sentence activity. Now bilingual!
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The president and his family are looking for a dog to live in the White House. Martha knows the perfect dog for the job, and makes an informative call to the White House. But when the president finds out about Marthas speaking ability he wants her to come to the White House right away! Martha feels its her duty to report, but she already has a family. Whatever could the President want with her?
Includes a glossary of democratic vocabulary such as nominate and country and fun word activities.
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Digger Pig finds the most beautiful turnip in the garden--one that's perfect for baking. Who will help Digger Pig make her turnip pie, and who will help her eat it?
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Martha is suprised when her friend Truman wants to run away and invites her to come along. While Martha is always up for an adventure, she knows there's more to the story. She soon learns he's afraid of going to his softball game the next day because he can't catch the ball. If there's anything Martha is an expert at, it's playing catch! With the help of their human and doggy friends, Martha coaches Truman to catch the ball without fear. But will he be good enough for the big game? Includes a matching vocabulary game and fill-in-the-blank word activity.
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After being excluded from Helens family-tree school project because she isnt a human family member, Martha decides to get in touch with her own roots. What better way to do that than to live in the wild like her wolf ancestors? Martha succeeds in convincing the neighborhood dogs to join her pack, but getting them to stay is a different story. How can sleeping on the cold, hard ground and hunting squirrels compete with comfy armchairs and gourmet dog food dinners? If her dog pack deserts her, will Marthas best friend Helen welcome her back to the family? Includes fun vocabulary-building activities.
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Digger Pig finds the most beautiful turnip in the garden--a turnip perfect for making into a pie. But who will help Digger Pig make her turnip pie? And who will help her eat it?
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At first Mom and Pop Nash have ten eggs, then five--and soon they have none! Mom and Pop want to surprise that tricky wolf who's stealing their eggs, but he surprises them first.
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Martha is visiting aand#160;farm for the first time.and#160;Along with learning new words,and#160;Martha loves to learn new skills so she volunteersand#160;to helpand#160;out with theand#160;chores. But who knew that would mean rising before the sun? And how was she supposed to know the sheep weren't allowed in the house anyway?and#160;She doesn't think she's cut out to be a farm dog--until she's able to raise the alarm that a coyote is on the loose!and#160;Fun new vocabulary activities include a word scramble and matching animals game.
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Martha has lost her collar and ended up at the local animal shelter. It falls to her to organize a pound break for all her new doggy friends but she soon discovers freedom isn't much without a family. When Martha's owner finally comes to take her home, she realizes that she can't leave her shelter friends behind. Martha, Helen, and her friends cook up a spectacular plan--Wagstaff's first Top Dog Show--to find families for all of the pound pooches! The book will include a cast of characters introduction and two pages of word-fun activities.
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Two mysteries in one book! At Alice's birthday party, somebody - or some animal - has ruined the birthday cake. Facing accusations from Alice's brother and his cat, Nelson (Martha's nemesis), Martha proclaims her innocence in spite of overwhelming cake crumb evidence. Finally clearing her name, Martha moves on to apply her detective skills to uncover a plot to rob a local jewelry store. But it turns out that the main suspects are police detectives on a stakeout. Has Martha foiled the stakeout plan for good, or can she rally her canine friends to help her catch the real criminals? Includes a cast of characters introduction and two pages of word-fun activities.
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When TD brings Martha and Skits a new chew toy, the two dogs canand#8217;t seem to stop fighting over who gets to play with it. Helen soon makes them watch a video (for babies!) about sharing and even threatens to take it away unless they can reach an agreement. After talks for trading toys break down, Martha comes up with a novel solution to the problem . . . will Helen be satisfied?Includes fun vocabulary-building activities.
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At a birthday party, Curious George discovers how hard it is to hit a pinata without being able to see. He sets out on a trek around the city with the help of Charkie, the dog, to explore using his other senses. When he returns to the party, George applies his heightened senses to make a direct hit at the pinata!
Activities include fun suggestions for exploring your senses and a five senses quiz.
En una fiesta de cumpleaños, Jorge el curioso descubre lo difícil que es pegarle a una piñata con los ojos vendados. Con la ayuda del perro Charkie prepara una excursión por la ciudad para experimentar cómo funcionan sus otros sentidos. Al volver a la fiesta, Jorge aplica sus aguzados sentidos para pegarle directamente a la piñata.
Las actividades incluyen sugerencias divertidas para experimentar con los sentidos y una prueba de los cinco sentidos.
About the Author
Twoand#160;mysteries in one book! At Alice's birthday party, somebody - or someanimal-and#160;has ruinedand#160;the birthday cake. Facing accusations from Alice's brotherand#160;and his cat,and#160;Nelson (Martha's nemesis), Martha proclaims her innocence in spite of overwhelming cake crumb evidence. Finally clearing her name, Martha moves on to apply her detective skills to uncover a plot to rob a local jewelry store. But it turns out that the main suspects are police detectives on a stakeout. Has Martha foiled the stakeout plan for good, or can she rally her canine friends to help her catch the real criminals?and#160;Includes a cast of characters introduction andand#160;two pages of word-funand#160;activities.and#160;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.