Run, Turkey, Run! [Hardcover]

Diane Mayr (Author), Laura Rader (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

With Thanksgiving only one day away, can Turkey find a place to hide from the farmer who's looking for a plump bird for his family feast?
Maybe he can hide with the pigs . . . or the ducks . . . or the horses . . .
Uh-oh! Here comes the farmer!
Run, Turkey, run!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

DIANE MAYR is a public librarian and the author of several books for children.  She lives in Salem, New Hampshire.
 
LAURA RADER is the author and illustrator of more than one hundred books for children, including her own Santa's New Suit and the popular What to Expect series by Heidi Murfoff.  She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens; First Edition edition (September 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802796303
• ISBN-13: 978-0802796301
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,670,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great story for my classroom!, November 21, 2008

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J. Resnick - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Run, Turkey, Run! (Hardcover)

I recently read this story for my students. They LOVED it! They joined in whenever the page said "Run, Turkey, Run!". They have asked me to read it again and again. I will make this a keeper for my class and read it every Thanksgiving! It's a simple and fun story.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haha!, October 30, 2011

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CG2009 (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Run, Turkey, Run! (Hardcover)

Great book for Thanksgiving time. Kids think it is funny and if I can make 25 first graders laugh and entertained then it is a keeper for sure! It is about a turkey who doesn't want to Thanksgiving dinner and can you blame him?!? It's not too long of a story either.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids will enjoy the antics of turkey as he tries to escape farmer., November 11, 2011

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J. Olsen (UT, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Run, Turkey, Run! (Paperback)

This is one of those fun stories that have a line that repeats throughout. Little ones love being able to chime in at the appropriate time. I was looking for something my daughter could use with her preschool class of 3-year-olds. I enjoyed this book so much I had to get one for me, too, to read to my grandkids.
It is the day before Thanksgiving and Farmer is in hot pursuit of Turkey, with burlap bag in hand. Turkey tries to blend in with his farmyard friends, and this gets pretty funny, but ultimately Turkey just has to run!
What does Farmer's family end up having for their Thanksgiving dinner? And what happens when they go looking for a Christmas tree after Thanksgiving?
This book will entertain and generate discussion. The illustrations are colorful, fun and full-page. The words are minimal. I recommend this as a book to be read to preschool children, or one that early readers could read with a little help on the few big words.