Martha speaks. Martha says it with flowers [DVD recording] / a production of WGBH Boston and Studio B Productions, Inc. ; producer, Sarah Wall ; supervising director, Dallas Parker ; co-director, Colleen Holub ; head writer, Ken Scarborough.
Title from container. Based on the characters created by Susan Meddaugh. Originally broadcast on PBS Kids television as individual episodes. Learning elements: each episode introduces ten new vocabulary words and helps kids understand what the words mean. Contains 8 episodes from the series. Special features: Resources for parents; coloring pages.
Contents:
TD makes the band / written by Ron Holsey ; storyboard by Jason Gauthier & John Marinakis. Martha says it with flowers / written by Peter K. Hirsch ; storyboard by Tim Packford -- Martha gets spooked / written by Raye Lankford ; storyboard by Dennis Crawford -- Martha changes her luck / written by Raye Lankford ; storyboard by Sam To -- There goes the neighborhood / written by Raye Lankford ; storyboard by Christine Cunningham -- Ice scream / written by Raye Lankford & Ken Scarborough ; storyboard by Dan Hughes -- Martha sings / written by Joe Fallon ; storyboard by Cory Morrison -- TD makes the band / written by Ron Holsey ; storyboard by Jason Gauthier & John Marinakis.
Summary:
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 a kitten; Alice is shocked to discover that Truman has never actually tried ice cream; Martha wakes up singing and can't stop; TD recruits the gang to join his band and then sets out to write a hit song.
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