Customer Reviews

The Great Turkey Walk

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to cross the prairies to the Rocky Mountains in a covered wagon? Going west during pioneer days was always a daunting task. Walking a thousand turkeys to Denver is mind blowing! When a 15 year old boy graduates from third grade you certainly don't think he has what it takes to begin a business venture of this sort, but what Simon lacks in book smarts he makes up with heart and honor. Theives, locusts and other adventures wait along the trail. It was so much fun to travel along with this kid who genuinely loves his turkeys. Don't miss out on the adventure.

Seventh grade teacher here- I'm always searching for books that will tickle my students into wanting to read and this book is one that is going on the top of my list. The characters are heroic, the plot is action-packed, and the dialogue is playful. While enjoying a good read, my students will be picking up lots of information about the Westward Movement, pioneer life on the prairie, the U. S. in 1860. I hope the publisher prints a paperback soon so I can order copies for my classroom library.

I can understand why several of the reviewers enjoyed sharing this book and listening to it on tape. I read it aloud to a 2nd grade class after enjoying it myself, and they thoroughly enjoyed it too. The tale is fun and wacky (walking TURKEYS across country? Really!). There are great characters (Simon isn't too bright, but he has a great heart, pride and determination and could teach all of us a thing or two...). And it is a lot of fun to read with someone or aloud to a group. Pick up the book and read it with your kids -- you may enjoy it even more that way.

I'm really surprised at all the negative opinions of this book. I just finished reading this to my 3 younger children and we all very much enjoyed it. I read it aloud with a southern drawl and had great fun bringing Simon Green, Bridwell Peece, Jabeth, and Lizzie alive. Give this book a chance. I'm very glad we did and I'd read it again in a heartbeat.

Kathleen Karr hit a homer when she penned this story for kids. The Great Turkey Walk is fiction, but based on actual occurences from the old west. When a very slow student finally gets his walking papers, he enters into an enterprise nobody else would have ever considered. The enterprise? Herding Turkeys to the Gold rush of Denver! His slow and difficult trip brings many adventures his way. He meets his long lost father, who desparately tries to steal his turkeys. He is surrounded by Indians. He meets a half crazed girl who becomes the love of his life. In the end, the dumb boy turns out to be smarter than he even thought he could be. It is a delight and my kids loved the book. Yours will too!

I am home educating my children and we read this at our family read aloud time. It was a really wonderful story. My daughter, who is 9, picked this out to read. I liked that the main character, Simon, had morals. He defended these morals in the book; children can see that good eventually wins out. Hard work also pays off! I have been recommending this book to all our friends.

After completing third grade for the fourth time, Simon Green is finished with school. Now he has to find a way to make a living. He comes up with an unbelievable plan to make a fortune. He's going to herd a flock of one thousand turkeys from Missouri to Denver where the price of turkeys is a whopping $5 each. Along with a drover and a couple of companions he picks up along the way, Simon has an amazing trip through the old West meeting with runaway slaves and educated Indians, and being chased by his pa whom he first meets along the way. Reading this aloud to my sixth grade class, the sense of humor was a bit above many of them, but they thoroughly enjoyed the book.

If you thought turkeys were just for holidays think again. Back in 1860 trains didn't connect the East and West United States. The only way to get any live cattle anywhere was to walk them their, even through whatever the wilderness gave them. This story involves a young boy who is a misfit to the entire town. Upon finally completing third grade for the fourth time he finally figures out his place in life. He decides to walk one thousand turkeys some five hundred miles from Missouri to Denver with limited supplies and only a drover, a dog, and himself. Along the way he makes some unexpected friends, enemies, and even meets up with a long lost family member. This is a story that will keep you guessing at every turn, as well as giving entertainment to people of many age groups. You should reed The Great Turkey Walk, By: Kathleen Karr, for yourself.

The Great Turkey Walk was written by Kayleen Karr. This book is about Simon Green who is fifteen and gets an idea to take a thousand turkeys to Denver and sell them for five dollars each. The setting of this story takes place from Missouri to Denver during the 19-century. The thing that I like about this book is the way in which she writes and how she describes each character in this book. Another thing I enjoyed is how she tells everyone the story or about them when Simon met someone new in his journey. The confusing part of this book was that some of the characters in this book had multiple names. If you like adventure story. This is a great book for you.

" Git long now turkeys." Simon Green is a fifteen year old kid who takes 1000 turkeys cross-country. Sounds kind of disastrous doesn't it? Along the way, Simon meets up with his long lost pa who turns out to be evil and tries to steal his turkeys. The Great Turkey Walk was a laugh-out-loud comedy that kept me reading. I just couldn't put it down, it was like I was write there in the book. Simon was hilarious the way he talked and acted. This was a great non-stop laughing kind of book. If you like comedies about real life characters, The Great Turkey Walk is for you.