Scholastic Reader Level 1: Turkey Day

by Grace Maccarone, John Manders (Illustrator)

A lively Level 1 easy reader for Thanksgiving!

A family of turkeys gathers from near and far to celebrate their special day!

An easy-to-read rhyming story from bestselling author Grace Maccarone with humorous illustrations by John Manders.

Genres: Thanksgiving, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Grace Maccarone is an American children’s book editor and author, notably of Miss Lina’s Ballerinas, illustrated by Christine Davenier, and its sequel Miss Lina’s Ballerinas and the Prince. She has also worked as an editor at Scholastic, Wireless Generation, and currently Holiday House.

Reviews

[JadeShea · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Turkey Day is a great book for students who are already starting to read some. It has easy words that rhyme and make it fun for them to read. The story is funny and engaging to children, and it will easily keep their attention while reading it. It works great when pairing with books for Thanksgiving or discussing lessons involving holidays. I really liked this one a lot, and I think it would be fun to use in the classroom during that holiday time. It would be great to do a turkey activity with it, or encourage students to read it on their own.

[Courtney · Rating 3 out of 5]

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun, happy book. The illustrations have the kinetic feel of classic old cartoon shorts. It's always nice to see a "Turkey Day" that's about turkeys having fun, rather than people eating them!

This would be a positive, non-threatening read to introduce some more peaceful and positive views of turkeys during the Thanksgiving season.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great Thanksgiving book for my beginning reader!

[Lucas · Rating 5 out of 5]

“I liked their faces when they woke up! I like how they were all going somewhere in different things, it was funny.” - Luke

[Tam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a "Level 1 Reader" with 87 sight words that are easy to sound out in simple sentences. Recommended for grades Pre-K to 1st. It's a cute rhyming book with nice illustrations that correspond with the words (Ex: Dancers leap on tippy-toes has an illustration of a turkey dancing with ballet slippers on).

Excerpt from book:
"Wake up, turkeys! Don't be slow.
It is time to go, go, go!
Turkeys go from near and far.
They go by bike. They go by car."

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such fun with grand rhymes and lovely illustrations. Kids can predict how Turkeys celebrate Thanksgiving and what would be served on their table before reading.

[Sandybear76]

Bright colors in the illustrations. Few words. Lots of turkeys moving by car, bus and more.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read with the Kindergarten class. They thought it was short. It was rhyming and they liked to tell me what turkeys did and didn't do (ex: wear shoes, walk, rollerskate, etc)

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

perfect for my toddlers. they ask for it nonstop. not too annoying for me yet, which is a bonus.

[Sarvinder Naberhaus · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! My Kindergarten students did too.