Jamie White

The President and his family is looking for a dog to live with them in the White House. When the President learns that Martha can speak, he wants to see her immediately for a top-secret job.

"When T.D. adds Martha's name to the substitute teacher list at Wagstaff Elementary, not even he expects a talking dog to actually fill in for Mrs. Clusky. Never one to ignore the call of duty, Martha takes the class under her wing-- er, paw-- but Helen's not sure their friendship survive Martha's teaching style. [And], is it cheating if a Spanish-speaking dog helps you with your homework? Fun word activities included!"--Page 4 of cover.

The kids learn empathy and what it is like to be a dog when T.D. volunteers to act like a canine for the day and Carolina wakes up to find herself changed into a dog.

Martha the talking dog volunteers to help patrol the streets as a K-9 officer, and she must convince her partner Officer O'Reilly something is fishy when she suspects food is being smuggled into Wagstaff City.

When Helen and Martha help T.D. write a comic book for his science project, they suddenly find themselves written into the story, dealing with pesky spacecats with radioactive hairballs, socks that have gotten lost in space, and dozens of space dog clones. Includes a create-your-own comic book activity and a glossary of space-related words.

Martha the talking dog learns the ins and outs of journalism when she tries her paws at reporting stories for Carolina's Town Crier.

Martha helps T.D. write his own comic strip for his class project.

A collarless Martha lands in an animal shelter and makes new animal friends on whose behalf she organizes a dog show to help them find families.