The Great Turkey Walk (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780374427986)

Yeeeeeee-haw! Git along, little . . . turkeys?

Big, brawny Simon Green, who's just completed third grade (for the fourth time), may not be book smart, but he's nobody's fool. When it's time to be done with school and make his way in the world, Simon hatches a plan that could earn him a bundle. He intends to herd a huge flock of bronze turkeysall the way from his home in eastern Missouri to the boomtown of Denver, where they'll fetch a mighty price. In the year 1860, the hazards of such a trek are many - how does one shepherd the birds across a river, for instance? - but Simon is undaunted. Accompanied by a faithful drover, and eventually to be joined by two boon companions, he undertakes the biggest journey of his young life, in this high-spirited Wild Wild West adventure by an acclaimed author of historical fiction.

Author: Kathleen Karr
ISBN-10: 0374427984
ISBN-13: 9780374427986
Publisher: Square Fish
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 7.84h x 5.14w x 0.53d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 25153 / Great Turkey Walk

Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/24/2000 pg. 95