The Peterkins' Thanksgiving
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Picture Book · Ages 7–10 · 2005 · Est. 11 min read-aloud

The Peterkins' Thanksgiving

By Wendy Anderson Halperin (Illustrator)

Thanksgiving dinner is missing its turkey. Can the Peterkins solve this holiday mishap?

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32 pages· 1,376 words· Est. 11 min read-aloud
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The quirky Peterkin family faces a Thanksgiving dilemma when their turkey gets stuck in the dumbwaiter. As they scramble to retrieve their missing meal, chaos ensues. Will they manage to save their holiday feast, or will this be another one of their infamous mishaps? Join the hilarity and see if the Peterkins can turn this turkey trouble into a Thanksgiving to remember.

From the publisher

“You are cordially invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Peterkin, Agamemnon, Solomon John, Elizabeth Eliza, and the Little Boys.”But do so on your own risk because the Peterkins have been known to get into some unusual holiday scrapes, and this year will be no different. Just as the Peterkins are sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, they realize that something is missing from their beautiful table…turkey!”The Peterkins’s Thanksgiving,” the companion book to “The Peterkins’ Christmas,” was adapted by Elizabeth Spurr from Lucretia P. Hale’s classic “The Peterkin Papers.” Here is an uproarious holiday tale that will remind readers of all ages to count their blessings…and to keep track of their turkeys!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
1,376
Reading age
7–10
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~681L
Themes & topics
Books about holidaysBooks about ThanksgivingBooks about familyBooks about family lifeBooks about multigenerational
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.4
F&P level
~P
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
124956
Publication
Published
September 27, 2005
Publisher
Atheneum
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689841422

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