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Martha walks the dog

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Meddaugh, Susan
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Subjects:	Bullies > Juvenile fiction. Dogs > Juvenile fiction
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Summary:	Martha the talking dog rescues the neighborhood from a bully dog with the help of a parrot.
Physical Description:	p. cm.
ISBN:	0395904943
Author Notes:	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 freelanceillustrator 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.