A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman

Title/Series:   A Plump and Perky Turkey

Author: Teresa Bateman

Pages: 31 pages

Copyright  Date: 2001

Reading Level:  3^rd grade

Interest Level:  K – 6^th grade

Summary:  Where are all the turkeys?  The people in Squawk Valley need a turkey for their Thanksgiving meal, but the turkeys are getting smart and disappearing in the fall.  The town decides to try to trick a turkey into coming into town for a job as a turkey model.  Who will be smarter, the turkey or the citizens of Squawk Valley?

Educational: Average– rhyming words

Content: Good – illustrations are very enticing with lots of bold colors and action on each page, fun Thanksgiving story

Message: Average– use teamwork to solve a problem