A young boy uses his hands, paint, sequins, and everything imaginable to make beautiful turkeys in his picture. Soon his imagination takes over, and the turkeys take on a life of their own. But Foxy the fox is on the prowl. How can the boy hold tight to the turkeys he loves and keep them safe from harm? A child's voice and bright bold artwork capture the sweetness and humor in this warmhearted story.
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PreSchool-Grade 1–A dark-skinned youngster paints handprint turkeys, decorating them with sequins, feathers, glitter, and paper scraps. After he collects them in a Popsicle-stick pen, a cartoon fox threatens the flock, which is saved when the artist turns a fist covered with purple paint into a stumbling block, allowing the birds to flee. When it is safe, they are lured back home through the child's creativity with corn kernels. Wilson-Max's artistic modeling on these spreads will inspire future turkey makers to explore new media. Nikola-Lisa keeps sentences simple and enthused so that the story's appeal will not be limited to Thanksgiving's traditional art sessions. More mature listeners will notice the amusing connection between the artist's real-life dog and the naughty fox.–Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA
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PreS-Gr. 1. "Look! There's a turkey." A boy uses paint, feathers, buttons, sequins, and toothpicks for legs to make handprint turkeys. A pen of Popsicle sticks keeps the "birds" safe until a fox appears; then the action shifts into high gear as the boy steps in to save these handmade turkeys. Right at a preschooler's level, the artwork, featuring Wilson-Max's signature African American boy, has humor as well as momentum, especially in the scene showing the turkeys turned loose and gobble-gobbling over a bright orange, two-page spread. This clever mixing of art and a spot-on text provides a fun story as well as a surefire craft idea that kids will want to try. Ilene Cooper
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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W. Nikola-Lisa's interest in writing books for children began as an elementary school teacher. He is the author of numerous picture books, including the award-winning Bein' With You This Way (Lee & Low), Shake Dem Halloween Bones (Houghton Mifflin), The Year With Grandma Moses (Henry Holt), Setting the Turkeys Free (Hyperion), and How We Are Smart (Lee & Low), a Christopher Award recipient. An accomplished storyteller and musician, Mr. Nikola-Lisa enjoys sharing his writing experiences with audiences--young and old--whenever possible. For more information about Mr. Nikola-Lisa go to www.nikolabooks.com or visit his storytelling blog at nikolabooks.blogspot.com.
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Setting the Turkeys Free is Fun, Believable, and Imaginable,
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This review is from: Setting the Turkeys Free (Hardcover)
My grandchildren loved this book. (Ages 3 and 1 1/2) After visiting a farm with a noisy turkey, and watching Dora the Explorer (fox character in the children's show) they connected with this book's story. We went one step further and I supplied all the crafts to make their own "Setting the Turkey Free" painting. For Thanksgiving their mom is going to display their painting and book. I painted the background on a large artist's canvas. The children painted their hands and made a variety of turkeys. The feathers, Popsicle sticks, and other goodies will be added as the painting is assembled. Happy Thanksgiving!
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The book is a very good read for all young children. The pictures are beautiful, and my children love it. But the condition of the hard cover book made me mad. I would have returned it but was going to a book signing that day and needed it for that reason. The protective cover was completely ripped and the book itself had a huge scratch on the front cover as if someone used a razor blade on it.
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Come see! My dog and I are making a turkey! Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Come see! My dog and I are making a turkey! Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Turkey: AN AMERICAN STORY (The Food Series) by Andrew F. Smith in Back Matter
- Reading with Babies, Toddlers and Twos: A Guide to Choosing, Reading and Loving Books Together by Susan Straub on page 108
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