Martha Speaks: The Show Must Go On (Chapter Book)


Book Description

Martha takes center stage in these two funny tales about what it means to be in a play! First, Helen must play Halley’s Comet in her school’s solar system play—but she has to learn to use her gifts and overcome her stage fright! Then, everyone’s favorite talking dog has to face the most dreaded role for a dog—a cat!—after being cast as the Cheshire Cat in a production of Alice in Wonderland. Young thespians will find a glossary of vocabulary and activities to help them write and act in their own productions!




The Show Must Go on


Book Description

Martha helps Helen overcome her stage fright.




Martha Speaks: Good Luck, Martha! (Reader)


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Martha worries that her recent bouts of bad luck might be contagious! Uh-oh. Martha walked under a ladder—and then she broke a mirror—so now she thinks she’s jinxed! Helen tries to explain that all the accidents are just coincidence. But when a nearby toddler stumbles and a waiter takes a clumsy spill, Martha worries that her bad luck might be rubbing off on everybody else. Will Martha be spreading bad luck for seven whole years? Includes a "Test Your Knowledge" activity on common superstitions.




Martha on the Case


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Martha tries her paw at sleuthing to find out who ruined the birthday cake at Alice's birthday party and she later tries to prevent a jewelry store robbery.




Martha Walks the Dog


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Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot.




Shelter Dog Blues


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Martha has lost her collar and ended up at the local animal shelter. When Martha is picked up, she feels sad for her new friends. Martha and her friends cook up a spectacular plan to find families for all of the pound pooches!




Secret Agent Dog


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Martha, a.k.a. Agent K9-002, has to try and catch the thieves that are trying to steal Granny Flo's soup formula.




Space Dogs


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When Helen and Martha help T.D. write a comic book for his science project, they suddenly find themselves written into the story! Spacedog Martha tries to evade the pesky spacecats and their radioactive hairballs, while Commander Helen leads a mission to retrieve all of the socks that have gotten lost in space. Just when Martha thinks her space adventures are over, she wakes up on the Planet of Dogs. As one of dozens of space dog clones, Martha must use her new alien powers on a special mission to Earth. With a create-your-own comic book activity and a glossary of new vocabulary, this book guarantees out-of-this-world fun for young readers!




So You Want to Be a Dog?


Book Description

The kids learn empathy and what it is like to be a dog when T.D. volunteers to act like a canine for the day and Carolina wakes up to find herself changed into a dog.




Martha's Nose for News


Book Description

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!