The Great Turkey Walk

The Great Turkey Walk
by Kathleen Karr

The Great Turkey Walk
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Author: Kathleen Karr
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-01
ISBN: 0374427984
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

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Book Review: The Adventurous Turkey Walk
Summary: 5 Stars

The great turkey walk is a book about a 15 year old boy who is only in fourth grade because he keeps failing. He buy 1,000
bronze turkeys by borrowing the money from his uncle. He wants
to bring them all the way to Denver because he can sell them
for five dollars a turkey and he bought them for less than that.
His partner was Mr. Peece.

This story takes place when there were slaves so there wasn't
any cars or airplanes to get there. He has to go by foot and
on his journey he encounters 2 people: Jabeth and Lizzie.

This story is a little violent so I wouldn't recommend it for
anyone younger than 6.

I liked the story because it was very exciting since there were
turkey theives trying to steal the turkeys. There were also
some puzzles to figure out like how to get the turkeys over
the river and the secret of being safe from locusts.

This is a great adventure story.

Summary of The Great Turkey Walk

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.

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