A Plump and Perky Turkey [Paperback]

Teresa Bateman (Author), Jeff Shelly (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Plump And Perky Turkey is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"The people in Squawk Valley/ were downhearted and depressed./ Thanksgiving was approaching,/ but without its special guest." All the turkeys have fled town except for one fowl named Pete who responds to a ploy a "model wanted" ad for the local art show. After posing for various sculptors, painters and collage artists, Pete steals off with a turkey made from oatmeal as payment and joins up with his other feathered pals. Shelly's exaggerated settings and caricatures do little to season Bateman's (Leprechaun Gold) prolix delivery and half-baked premise. Ages 4-8.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From School Library Journal

reS-Gr 2-In this rhyming story, Pete, a turkey outsmarts the townsfolk of old-time Squawk Valley as they mask their quest for a Thanksgiving entr‚e with the premise of needing a feathered model for a themed arts-and-crafts fair. Angular cartoon people, done in watercolor and gouache, create turkey sculptures of potatoes, rope, oatmeal, and soap, as well as collages and portraits. This variety of presentation makes it easy for Pete to hide temporarily among the exhibits when the moment of truth arrives. The faint typeface is somewhat difficult to read and some alliterative lines ("We'll fill our fair with folks and fun") will twist a tongue during read-alouds. The final page showing a dozen turkeys at the beach is a real champion, capturing various comical expressions and activities. An interactive Web site with games and activities offers entertaining follow-up. A possible storytime companion to Dav Pilkey's 'Twas the Night before Thanksgiving (Orchard, 1990).

Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761451889
• ISBN-13: 978-0761451884
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 10.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #692,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasingly Plump and Perky!, November 24, 2001

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J. A. Barrett (Everett, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Plump and Perky Turkey (Hardcover)

Grammy got this for my kids and they LOVE it. The story is goofy, which appeals to my preschooler and first grader both. They love looking for Pete on the end papers, and at the website. Talk about fun! The rhymes are great for my first grade reader, and fun to listen to also. The colourful pictures and meter of the text hold my one year old's attention as well. A great all around family book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Whimsical Book, November 20, 2003

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R. Blaise "allharry2" (Northern NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Plump and Perky Turkey (Hardcover)

I absoultely love this book. I am asked repeatedly to read this book to my 3 children ages 8, 5, and 18 months. They really enjoy the rhymes and the illustrations. As a rather finicky mom, I can whole heartedly recommend this book!! It is so fun to read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Tempo!, November 8, 2006

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History_of_Art_Geek (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Plump and Perky Turkey (Paperback)

A Plump and Perky Turkey has a pleasingly poetic rhyme. This book is a blast to read aloud, but a little tricky the first time around. "They make turkeys out of spuds, and out of clay and out of rope. They made turkeys out of oatmeal, and out of paper, out of soap." That portion is my son's favorite. It's repeated three times in the story, but he laughs every time. I'm not sure if it's the words that amuse him so, or the illustrations. The pages are soaked in oranges, browns, and golden tones, thus one certainly gets the idea that autumn is in the air. Shelly has a cartoonish style, in that the images are accentuated with thick, dark lines. The artwork is humorous, and rich in details. The book doesn't offer an age recommendation, but I'd say it's geared to children 3 to 7-years.