Synopses & Reviews
Three chapterand#160;books about Martha the talking dog in one full-color, fully illustrated paperback! Features
A Pupand#8217;s Tale, in which we learn about Marthaand#8217;s life during her puppy years before she was adopted by Helen and her family;and#160;
Shelter Dog Blues, in which we discover how Martha and a bunch of neighborhood strays escaped from the pound and found forever homes; and
So You Want to Be a Dog?, in which T.D. volunteers to live as a dog for a day and Carolina is shocked when she wakes up to find herself changed into a dog! Includes games, activities, and glossaries of all the new vocabulary introduced in the stories.
Review
"Because of the bold, colorful illustrations, familiarity of the characters, and readability of the texts, these titles should prove to be a big hit with the beginning-reader crowd."
--School Library Journal
Synopsis
Three chapter books about Martha the talking dog in one jam-packed volume! Includes A Pup's Tale, Shelter Dog Blues and So You Want to Be a Dog?, all based on the canine exploits on PBS's television series Martha Speaks.
Synopsis
Who doesn't love a dog? In this hilarious chapter book based on the PBS television show Martha Speaks, T.D. volunteers to live as a dog for a day, and Carolina is shocked when she wakes up to find herself changed into a dog! A funny friendship story about switching places and learning empathy. and#160;
Synopsis
Hypothesis: "Itand#8217;s easier being a dog than being a human." This seems pretty safe to say, but the notion is put to the test in this funny, action-packed, full-color chapter book based on the PBS show Martha Speaks. When Carolina is turned into a dog, she finds out how irresistible mud, meat, and squirrels can beand#8230;and ends up at theand#12288;shelter! Then T.D. volunteers to live as a dog for a day. Is it as easy at it looks? By the end, readers will not only have had a good laugh, theyand#8217;ll know the difference between empathy and sympathy, manners and mannerisms, and more. A glossary and some fun activities round out this perspective-tweaking chapter book.
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At long last here is the story of how Martha and Helen met, as told by Martha in her own words. Her puppy days included some dark times as a doggy criminal after she was adopted by a sneaky thief and her accomplice. After a series of criminal mishaps and general mayhem, Martha finds herself in police custody and, luckily, back at the shelter, where she is readopted by Helen. The rest is Martha Speaks history! Includes an introduction to the cast of characters, a glossary, and two entertaining word-challenge activities.
Synopsis
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.
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.