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Books in Martha Speaks series

  • Martha Speaks

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 27, 1995)
    When Helen Finney feeds alphabet soup to her dog, Martha, it goes straight up to her brain, and Martha begins to speak! But having a talking dog isn't always as much fun as it seems.
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  • Martha Calling

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Aug. 26, 1996)
    Martha's back and this time she's talking up a storm on the telephone! When she wins a free weekend for her and her family at the Come-On-Inn, the trouble really begins.
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  • Martha Blah Blah

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, March 30, 1998)
    Something's wrong with Martha, the talking dog! She has eaten her daily bowl of alphabet soup, but when she opens her mouth to speak, strange sounds come out instead of words. Fortunately her nose still works, and she follows it to the source of the mystery.
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  • Martha and Skits

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 26, 2005)
    Martha’s family has a little surprise for her—a puppy. Martha’s world is turned topsy-turvy as she attempts to adjust to Skits, the exuberant, unabashed addition to the household.
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  • Martha Walks the Dog

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 29, 2003)
    Martha loves her daily walks. She enjoys sniffing and scratching with her pals down by the hydrant. But today something is different. A house down the street has been sold, the for sale sign replaced by a new sign - Beware of Dog! Always curious, Martha investigates and discovers that there's a new dog in town, a blustering tough-dog named Bob. He's big and mean, and even Martha reluctantly concedes that he may be a bad dog. Martha will have to keep all her canine wits about her to protect her buddies and herself from the savage bully. Fortunately, she makes the acquaintance of a long-winded Parrot, and together the talkative duo may be able to restore peace to the neighborhood. In this hilarious new escapade by Susan Meddaugh, Martha is back, busily proving that there's no substitute for the simple power of praise for taming the toughest old dogs.
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  • Martha Speaks: Thanksgiving Reunion

    Jamie White

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 28, 2013)
    When Martha the talking dog learns that her person Helen’s extended family is coming for Thanksgiving, she decides to invite her own long-lost mother and siblings...if she can find them! Each dog was adopted separately and Martha has no idea where they ended up, but with the help of her friend Kazuo at the shelter, she sets out to locate them all.By Thanksgiving Day there is only one special guest unaccounted for—Martha's mother! Can Martha and her friends find her in time for the family reunion?This chapter book based on the popular TV show Martha Speaks includes a glossary and fun, festive activities!
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  • Martha Speaks Canine Comics: Six Daring Doggie Adventures

    Susan Meddaugh

    Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jan. 8, 2013)
    Martha gets herself into all sorts of sticky situations, from competing with a robot dog to getting zapped into HelenÂ’s computer. The question is, will she always be able to talk her way out of them? These six full-color comic book adventure stories are all based on episodes from the award-winning PBS show! For more Martha antics, visit www.marthathetalkingdog.com.
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  • Perfectly Martha

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Aug. 25, 2008)
    When Otis Weaselgraft opens his Perfect Pup Institute, promising to train even the most drooling, barking, scratching, squirrel-chasing dog to be perfectly obedient in three easy steps, Martha smells a rat. There’s something very strange about the Perfect Pup graduates, and Martha is determined to find out what it is!
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  • Martha's Nose for News

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sept. 28, 2013)
    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 showMartha Speaks, this chapter book features a glossary of new words and activities to help rookie reports start their own newspaper. Visitwww.pbskids.org/marthaspeaks to play the "Town Crier" game and print your own newspaper!
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  • Martha Speaks Story Time Collection: Special 20th Anniversary Edition

    Susan Meddaugh

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 6, 2011)
    Six original Martha Speaks books now in a paper-over-board treasury collection. Join Martha on all of her original adventures as she exercises her unique gift of gab. This treasury features six full-length classic picture books—Martha Speaks, Martha Calling, Martha Blah Blah, Martha Walks the Dog, Martha and Skits, and Perfectly Martha. Martha’s humor and loyalty remind us why we love dogs and what more they might teach us if only they could speak! Includes a special introduction by the author. Sheets of colorful stickers make this an irresistible gift and value—sold separately the books would total over forty dollars!
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  • Martha Speaks: Canine Comics

    Jamie White

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, May 13, 2014)
    This jam-packed comic book features six amazing adventures based on the popular PBS TV seriesMartha Speaks! Whether she's battling robot dogs, sniffing out the culprits in a mysterious meat heist, or getting zapped into Helen's computer, there's never a dull moment with Martha the talking dog around. And with 112 pages of full-color, full-throttle action, this graphic novel has enough canine capers and doggie derring-do to satisfy Martha's hungriest fans.For more Martha antics, visit www.marthathetalkingdog.com andwww.pbskids.org/martha.
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  • Martha Speaks: Campfire Stories

    Susan Meddaugh

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, May 7, 2013)
    Nothing turns a backyard camp-out from yawn to "Yowza!" like a few scary stories. When their repertoire of shadow puppets is exhausted, Martha (the talking dog from PBS’s hit TV showMartha Speaks)and her friends decide to share some science-fiction stories—the creepier the better! Martha tells one about aliens from Venus who eat frozen yogurt with their ears, T.D. scares everyone with malevolent alien cat people, Helen tells "The Telltale Artichoke Heart" about a disturbing tin can ("THUMP. THUMP. THUMP"), and Alice tells "Night of the Phantom Scarecrow." A few Campfire Story Starters will have aspiring storytellers off and running!
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