Martha Cheney (born 1953) is the author of several titles in the Gifted & Talented book series, which sold more than one million copies. She currently resides in

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. She was also a contributing

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to the acclaimed children's music videos, "Baby Songs", whose words were set to the music of

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, her former husband. Cheney has a B.A. from

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(1975) and a M.A. (2002) and Ed.D. (2004) from the

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