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Martha Speaks Book and CD

Martha Speaks Book and CD Hardcover - 1992

by Susan Meddaugh

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover

When Helen Finney feeds alphabet soup to her dog Martha, Martha begins to speak. But having a talking dog is not as fun as it seems.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Details

  • Title Martha Speaks Book and CD
  • Author Susan Meddaugh
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition F
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, Boston
  • Date 1992
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0395633133I4N10
  • ISBN 9780395633137 / 0395633133
  • Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.32 x 8.52 x 0.45 in (26.21 x 21.64 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 540
  • Library of Congress subjects Dogs, Soups
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91048455
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

When Helen Finney feeds alphabet soup to her dog Martha, Martha begins to speak. But having a talking dog is not as fun as it seems.

From the publisher

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.

Media reviews

"Martha's balloon babblings are just as funny in the fourth reading as the first." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review

Meddaugh does for dogs what H.A. Rey does for monkeys.
Publishers Weekly, Starred

Everthing about the book is extremely well done, from the story line to the illustrations and presentation.
School Library Journal, Starred

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.