Synopses & Reviews
When Carolina starts Carolina's Town Crier, a newspaper with a kids' (and dogs')-eye view of the goings-on in Wagstaff City, the whole gang wants to be reporters! Read two stories about the ins and outs of news reporting in this book: First, Martha and Skits dig up a BIG scoop, but nobody believes them! Next, Martha learns the difference between gossip and news as she hones her reporting skills. Based on the popular PBS show Martha Speaks, this chapter book features a glossary of new words andand#160;activities to help rookie reports start their own newspaper. Visit www.pbskids.org/marthaspeaks to play the "Town Crier" game and print your own newspaper!
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
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;
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Rolling in the mud, eating garbage, and sniffing everything are just a few things dogs--especially Martha--love to do. But Carolina thinks dog stuff is gross! If only there was a way for Carolina to see things from Martha's perspective . . . But T.D. would love to be a dog! No school? No homework? It sounds like a breeze. Martha begs to differ. To find out for sure whether it's harder to be a kid or a dog, Martha and T.D. spend a day in the other's shoes (or paws). They both learn some pretty surprising things. A fun and funny chapter book about a kid's best friend, based on the PBS television show Martha Speaks. Fun word activities included!
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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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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.
Synopsis
When Carolina starts Carolina's Town Crier, a newspaper with a kids' (and dogs')-eye-view of the goings on in Wagstaff city, the whole gang wants to come on board as reporters! Based on the PBS popular TV show Martha Speaks, this chapter book about Martha the talking dog and her friends features a glossary of new words, fun activities, ideas for starting your own newspaper, and two stories aboutand#160;the ins and outs of news reporting.
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.