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When I Was a Turkey : Based on the Emmy Award-Winning PBS Documentary My Life As a Turkey by Joe Hutto and Brenda Z. Guiberson (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-101627793852
ISBN-139781627793858
eBay Product ID (ePID)234819183
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhen I Was a Turkey : Based on the Emmy Award-Winning PBS Documentary My Life As a Turkey
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicSocial Science / Psychology, Animals / General, Animals / Birds
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorJoe Hutto, Brenda Z. Guiberson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13.4 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2017-007364
ReviewsA Junior Library Guild Selection "The text reads easily and is liberally illustrated with his excellent pencil drawings. Well done, and should be a first choice for libraries ."-- School Library Journal , starred review "Both a record of an intense experience and a reflection on human relationships with the natural world. . . Young nature lovers will gobble this up. "-- Kirkus Reviews " Fascinating . . . Guiberson has written many good science books for children. Hutto's precise, shaded pencil drawings illustrate his story along with two maps and a section of photos. An unusual, engaging choice for animal-lovers. "-- Booklist, A Junior Library Guild Selection "The text reads easily and is liberally illustrated with his excellent pencil drawings. Well done, and should be a first choice for libraries ."-- School Library Journal , starred review "Both a record of an intense experience and a reflection on human relationships with the natural world. . . Young nature lovers will gobble this up. "-- Kirkus Reviews, Illumination in the Flatwoods : "Hutto beautifully chronicles an audacious, inventive experiment in ethology. It is an extraordinary tale of man-animal interaction related with bemusement, wonder, and, ultimately, reverence for the complexity of nature." -- Kirkus Reviews "Joe Hutto has with empathy and patience entered the wild turkey's world like no one before. His insight is a revelation and his writing a delight." --George B. Schaller "Beautifully written and observed, Illumination in the Flatwoods is a work of art worthy of its subjects. The book takes us to a place we might never have even dreamed and gives our minds the courage to believe things our hearts have always known." --Rick Bass "This book is all about turkeys, and yet you will come away from it thinking not about poults and jakes but about the overlap of art and science, the difference between love and sentiment, and what fine creatures humans can be when they are at their best." --Bailey White "Hutto's book will join Gavin Maxell's Ring of Bright Water and Joy Adamson's Born Free as a classic work of natural history and human-animal interaction. . . . Hutto's prose flows with lyrical beauty, carried on the respect and deep love he holds for his charges." -- Bird Watcher's Digest, "The text reads easily and is liberally illustrated with his excellent pencil drawings. Well done, and should be a first choice for libraries ."-- School Library Journal , starred review "Both a record of an intense experience and a reflection on human relationships with the natural world. . . Young nature lovers will gobble this up. "-- Kirkus Reviews
SynopsisWhen 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. After a local farmer left a bowl of wild turkey eggs on Joe Hutto's front porch, his life was forever changed. Hutto incubated the eggs and waited for them to hatch. Deep in the wilds of Florida's Flatlands, Hutto spent each day living as a turkey mother, taking on the full-time job of raising sixteen turkey chicks. For two years, Hutto dutifully cared for his family, roosting with them, taking them foraging, and immersing himself in their world. In return, they taught him how to see the world through their eyes. Here is the remarkable true story of a man with a singular gift to connect with nature. A Christy Ottaviano Book
LC Classification NumberQL696.G254H874 2017
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- Apr 02, 2023
I wish I had or was a Wild Turkey 🦃...
I saw the program about this man who raised 12 Wild Turkeys 🦃 from eggs 🥚 to adults on PBS and loved it...so know I can read about the fascinating experience this gentleman went through 🦃...Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
