Juega al softbol! / Play Ball! (Martha Speaks) (Spanish and English Edition) - Hardcover

Meddaugh, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0544220544 ISBN 13: 9780544220546

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014

Synopsis

Truman's acting really weird why does he want to run away from home? Martha the talking dog does a little digging and discovers Truman is afraid . . . afraid of a baseball! He can't catch it, and he's worried about letting his friends down at the upcoming game. In this Level 2 Spanish/Englilsh bilingual early reader, Martha and her friends teach Truman to keep his eye on the ball.

Emerging readers will learn to decode simple sentences in two languages (which are clearly set in differentcolors)in this book that's perfect forfour-to-eight-year-old bilingual kids and new language learners!

Includes a matching vocabulary game and fill-in-the-blank word activity. For more Martha antics, visit www.marthathetalkingdog.comand www.pbskids.org/martha."

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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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0544220544
• ISBN 13: 9780544220546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 22