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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 09/01/2000
ISBN: 9780374427986
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 7.84h x 5.14w x 0.53d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nutmeg Book Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/24/2000 pg. 95

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 25153 / Great Turkey Walk
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6