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Martha Speaks volume 9
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English
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The Dog Who Came to Dinner
Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog for a few days, and Martha can't wait to welcome their houseguest. To Martha's chagrin, François turns out to be a demanding and manipulative guest who knows just how to charm the humans. When Martha gets blamed for the teacup poodle's bad behavior, something has to be done, but what?
Vocabulary
(E) jealous, visitor, privileges, envy, demanding
(I) houseguest, welcome,...
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Martha Speaks volume 10
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English
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Oh, Noooo!
Granny Flo's Alphabet Soup is taking a licking from the competition, Oodles of Os. If Granny Flo goes out of business, how will Martha communicate? To increase sales, Helen, Martha, and T.D. set out to convince Granny Flo to advertise on the popular TV show, International Icon. Who will Granny Flo choose as a spokesperson?
Vocabulary
(E) deceive(ing), honest(ly), dishonest, mislead(ing), popular
(I) trust(ing), believe(able), fooling,...
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Martha Speaks volume 4
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English
Description
Martha to the Rescue Martha is inspired by her favorite show, "Courageous Collie Carlo." Unfortunately, her attempts to become a doggie hero don't quite work out the way she plans. In the end, both Martha and Helen discover they can be courageous when it really matters.Vocabulary(E) rescue, courageous, danger, protect(ion), hero(ic) (I) save, strong, harm, escape, troubleMartha Camps Out Ronald finds out that Helen and Alice plan to go camping and...
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Martha Speaks volume 5
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English
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Down on the Farm Helen, Martha, and T.D. visit T.D.'s grandpa CK on his farm. When Martha tries to help with chores, things get a little out of hand. She doesn't think she's cut out to be a farm dog, until she raises the alarm, just in the nick of time. Vocabulary(E chores, herd, pasture, responsibility(ies), task, toil(I) job, tired, riseMartha Runs Away When Helen gets mad, Martha feels unappreciated and decides to run away. She finds the perfect...
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Martha Speaks volume 1
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English
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Martha Speaks* (*book based)When Martha eats alphabet soup, the letters go to her brain and she develops the ability to talk. And boy, does she talk. After her family complains that she talks too much, she clams up and stops eating her soup. Then a cat burglar breaks into her house, and Martha finds herself speechless. Can she get help in time?Vocabulary(E) express, discuss(ion), mumble, exclaim, shout(I) speak(ing), jabber(ing), talk, whisper(ing),...
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Martha Speaks volume 8
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English
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Firedog Martha
Martha wants to be a firehouse dog, just like her favorite book, Firehouse Freddie. But somehow all the things Freddie makes look so easy-climbing ladders, carrying hoses-aren't as easy for a real dog to do. Will Martha give up on her dream?
Vocabulary
(E) reality, fantasy, fiction, imagine, tale, dispatcher
(I) story, real, fact(s), pretend, actually
Martha's Pickle
Have giant alien pickles invaded Wagstaff City? Truman...
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Martha Speaks volume 3
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English
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Martha Takes the CakeIt's Alice's birthday and everybody's invited, including Martha. The only problem is that Nelson (Martha's cat nemesis) will be there too. When somebody-or some animal-ruins the birthday cake, Alice's brother Ronald thinks Martha's responsible. Martha proclaims her innocence . . . but why was she surrounded by cake crumbs?Vocabulary(E) innocent, guilty, biased, witness(ed), evidence(I) judge, jury, trial, prove, true/truthCodename:...
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Martha Speaks volume 7
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English
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Martha and the Canine Caper
Martha inadvertently helps some stray dogs rob Karl the butcher. Worried that she'll get blamed for the crime, she conceals the evidence and pretends nothing happened. When the canine criminals recruit her for another heist, she's torn between the truth and a really big salami.
Vocabulary
(E) distressed, blame, confess, conceal(ing), shame
(I) rob, crime, punish, suspect, honest, hurt
Perfectly Martha* (*book based)
Martha...
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Martha Speaks volume 2
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English
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Martha and Skits* (*book based)A new puppy joins Martha's household, bursting with puppy energy and the desire to chew everything. Unlike Martha, when Skits eats alphabet soup, nothing comes out except "Woof." Feeling like he's let the family down, Skits runs away. But soon Skits discovers that everybody is special in their own way.Vocabulary(E) exceptional(ly), stupendous, unique, specialize, extraordinary(I) one-of-a-kind, excellent, perfect, superMartha...
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Martha Speaks volume 6
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English
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Martha Blah Blah* (*book based)Granny Flo decides to cut costs at the soup factory. Who would notice if each bowl of soup had only half the letters of the alphabet anyway? Martha would, that's who. As the letters are subtracted from the soup, they're also subtracted from her speech, and Martha loses her ability to communicate. Has Martha ordered her last burger?Vocabulary(E) limit, add, subtract, reduce, diminish(I) few, greater, higher, more, lessSkits...
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1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Martha is a dog who can speak, thanks to her favorite meal of alphabet soup, and has silly adventures while learning new words along the way. TD passes in the wrong drawing in art class; Martha decides to do something really special for Grandma's birthday; Someone, or some ghost, is fixing up the haunted house; Martha walks under a ladder, breaks a mirror, and thinks she's jinxed; Martha can't believe that Helen and Alice are making such a fuss about...
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24 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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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?"--Publisher.
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20 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
Martha and Helen decide to enter Wagstaff City's Go Green Go-Cart race. They do some research and visit the junkyard to find what they need to built a solar-powered cart. T.D. and Alice also visit he junkyard because they are making a wind-powered cart. Ronald and Reginald win the race with their cart "powered by a goldfish" but later they fight and crash into a post revealing that it is a lawnmower! T.D. and Alice are the real winners and Junkyard...
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23 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Español
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In this early reader based on an episode of PBS's Martha Speaks, TD brings a new chew toy over to Helen's house. Martha barely gives it a second glance as Skits bounds off with it. That is, until she sees how cool it is -- it's a squeaky flying squirrel! From then on, the two dogs can't stop fighting over who gets to play with the toy. Will Martha and Skits ever reach an agreement about how to share?
TD trae un nuevo juguete para masticar a la casa...
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