Martha Camps Out / Martha va de campamento (Martha Speaks Series)

by Susan Meddaugh

Overview

Alice and Helen plan to go camping to earn their Junior Gophers badges. When Ronald finds out, he warns them about Big Minnie, a mythical monster who lives in the woods. Undeterred, the campers set off. After all, everybody knows Big Minnie’s imaginary. Or is she?

Includes a fun pretend camping trip activity. Now bilingual!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547557953
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/18/2011
Series:	Martha Speaks Series
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition: English-Spanish
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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.

Editorial Reviews

This bilingual reader features a campfire-worthy story of a camping trip, a mythical wilderness monster, and an adventure that can be appreciated in any language.