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Turk and Runt

November 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Wishbone Farm is a popular place come fall. Pumpkins abound in October. Apples are ripe for the picking. And in November, the public is on the hunt for the perfect turkey. But it seems that only Runt, the smallest turkey of his four-member family understands what that means. His brother [...]

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Sometimes It’s Turkey, Sometimes It’s Feathers

May 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY I’d first heard of Lorna Balian’s picture book Sometimes It’s Turkey, Sometimes It’s Feathers because it was recommended on the Vegetarian Resource Group’s veg parents listserv. Then I noticed that readers had also listed it on Goodreads as a good book for vegetarian and vegan kids. So of course I had [...]

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Too Many Turkeys

April 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT After visiting Catskill Animal Sanctuary some time ago and meeting a rescued turkey named Ethel and her cohort, I became enamored with turkeys in a way that I hadn’t known was possible.  They are so cool!  So when I came upon the book Too Many Turkeys, I held my breath with each page I [...]

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I Am a Turkey

January 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY This lighthearted picture book gives kids a realistic view of what the lives of wild turkeys are like. If you’ve ever been to a farm or farm sanctuary, you might be surprised to learn that wild turkeys — who have not been fattened up to be someone’s dinner — can fly [...]

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