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PBS Kids Martha Speaks: Martha Says It With Flowers DVD Review

valmg | Sun 03-14-10 | 1 Comment

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Martha Speaks: Martha Says It With Flowers

Studio: PBS (DIRECT)
DVD Release Date: March 9, 2010
Run Time: 100 minutes
SRP $14.99
Not rated

Press release – HOLLYWOOD, CA – Children will have fun while they discover new words from a dog who loves to talk when MARTHA SPEAKS™ Martha Says It With Flowers debuts on DVD March 9, 2010 from PBS KIDS and Paramount Home Entertainment. Based on the successful children’s book series by Susan Meddaugh, and produced by WGBH Boston and Studio B Productions, MARTHA SPEAKS™ follows the adventures of a beloved family dog who develops the power of speech after eating some alphabet soup. Each entertaining episode is designed to help kids learn up to 20 new words and increase their oral vocabulary as they enjoy the escapades of the outspoken, honest and confident Martha and her family and friends.

Martha Speaks: Martha Says it with Flowers DVD includes these episodes:

Raiders of the Lost Art
Martha Says It with Flowers
Martha Gets Spooked
Martha Changes Her Luck
Martha Sings
TD Makes the Band
There Goes the Neighborhood
Ice Scream

Bonus features

Coloring Pages
Parents’ Information

I’d never seen the show Martha Speaks before. Despite being full of vivid watercolor animations, this show is a bit old for CJ although he did like watching the “puppy!” for a while. Martha is a dog that has the ability to speak. I can imagine where a child would think a dog could speak because their alphabet soup got lost on the way to their stomach, which is what the lyrics in the theme song tell us. I like the way that the character of Martha interacts with other characters as well as appears on her own. I also like that at the end of the episode there is a segment helping young viewers understand the meaning of the new words they’ve learned.

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