Librarian Picks Books Focusing on Turkeys (2024)
Recommended reading on nature related topics from librarians at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.
All About Turkeys
By Jim Arnosky
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“Discusses turkeys, what they eat, where they sleep, and how they survive.”
-- Bibliocommons
Between A Flock and a Hard Place
By Donna Andrews
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"Meg's neighbors, the Smetkamps', have won a makeover for their old home from Marvelous Mansions, a flashy, yet dubious company, focused on making historic homes more ‘modern.’ Meg, who is trying to keep the peace and prevent the makeover crew from trampling on every clause of the county's building code, arrives at the Smetkamps to find that Caerphilly's resident flock of feral turkeys has moved into their yard--or been relocated there by someone who wanted to cause them trouble.” -- Bibliocommons
Gobble Gobble Crash!
By Julie Stiegemeyer
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” A flock of clumsy turkeys disrupts a quiet night on the farm, but when the farmer threatens them, all the barnyard animals help the noisy birds hide.” --Bibliocommons
How to Catch a Turkey
By Adam Wallace
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”Thanksgiving time is here again, but there's a turkey on the run! Can you catch this tricky bird before the school play has begun?” --Bibliocommons
Shopping for a Turkey
By Julia Kent
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“Shopping for a Turkey features Scottish football player Hamish McCormick and Amy Jacoby as they navigate unusual cultural norms, new traditions, and the undeniable attraction between these two characters, who have appeared as supporting players in Julia Kent's New York Times best-selling Shopping series. It's their turn to have their own all-new spin-off series. And to pull the wishbone.” -- Bibliocommons
Turkeys We Have Loved and EatenBy Matt Dembicki (Editor)
By Barbara Park
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“To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Mr. Scary's first grade class prepares a Thankful List for the school contest, but Junie B. Jones finds it hard to be grateful for squash or Tattletale May.” – Bibliocommons
When I Was a Turkey
By Joe Hutto
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”When I Was a Turkey is a middle-grade adaptation of the remarkable true story of a naturalist who raised a flock of wild turkeys using imprinting.” -- Bibliocommons