Swamp Monsters Don't Chase Wild Turkeys

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids Holiday Specials #1

by Debbie Dadey, Marcia T. Jones

When a scientist visits Mrs. Jeepers's class to help the students with their ecology projects, the kids think he may be a swamp monster. Original.

Genres: Childrens, Mystery, Fiction, Juvenile, Thanksgiving

80 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Debbie Dadey is the author and co-author of 162 books for children, including the Mermaid Tales series from Simon and Schuster and the beloved Adventures of The Bailey School Kids from Scholastic. Ms. Dadey is a former teacher and librarian. Please like her at Facebook.com/debbiedadey.

Reviews

[J.B. Mathias · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was the only book in the series I actively disliked. For one thing there was never anything creepy about it, the whole book was about the kids doing a science project. Also there was no mystery, the whole idea of the series is the ambiguous nature of the adults being monsters or not being monsters but they never even tried to pretend this guy was a monster and at the end even said he wasn't one. It also is supposed to be a holiday special and it's supposed to be thanksgiving themed but besides there being turkeys near the swamp who are mentioned offhand once or twice this book had nothing to do with thanksgiving at all. Its like the story was just an excuse to lecture kids about the environment and they didn't even bother to make it an interesting story to go along with the lecture.

The other holiday specials also had puzzles and stuff at the end but this one didn't. So if it didn't have puzzles and it's not holiday themed then what was special about this book. There's nothing that sets it apart from the main series and wasn't even one of the better stories.

[Rebekah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dull but it had a good message.

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the part when thought that the big footprints were dog footprints!

[BookeryBliss · Rating 3 out of 5]

The collection of "The adventures of the Bailey School Kids" stories are among my all-time favorite children's books. Witty, mischievous and fun, these short and silly books continue to bring giggles to the young and old. Just as I have enjoyed them as a kid, my own children also love them today. I even catch myself re-reading them (alone) from time to time. What can I say? I guess I'll always be a BSK kid at heart.

[Jerome Otte · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids are learning about swamp conservation in the local swamp. They suspect a swamp monster of killing the local turkeys. Their local ecology project coordinator is exhibiting strange behavior: he claims to have moved to the US due to overcrowding---even though he also says he’s from Australia. He is also spotted chasing turkeys through the swamp.

Funny and adventurous, if predictable.

[paige turner ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like when these books are more educational. I really enjoyed the fact that the kids were learning about the swamp and how to take care of it, I do think that they should have taken more action into taking care of the swamp than trying to figure out if there really were swamp monsters in the swamp. I mean, while they clean they could have looked for clues, right!?

[Margot · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't like this book because all everybody does is try to find out why there is a swamp monster. I thought it was weird. There was gross stuff in the swamp. I think the author should have made the Bailey School kids go to the swamp and clean it up.

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read these all in while I was in middle school and loved them, giving them a 3.5-4.0 for my past 12 year old self.

[Seth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Swamp dread is a dirty swamp. They watched football. One of the football players was strange. His name was Mr. Buryninp. They thought he was a swamp monster.