Martha Speaks: Puppy Dog Tales Collection

by Susan Meddaugh

Overview

Three chapter books about Martha the talking dog in one full-color, fully illustrated paperback! Features A Pup’s Tale, in which we learn about Martha’s life during her puppy years before she was adopted by Helen and her family; 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780544341173
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	01/27/2015
Series:	Martha Speaks Series
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 2.60(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

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.