I Am the Turkey
An I Can Read Series  
By Michele Sobel Spirn
Illustrated by Joy Allen

     Mark hurries to class. The class is having a play and he wants to be one of the important characters. Mark becomes the “Class Turkey” for the play. When he tells his family, his brother makes him feel like a “Dead Duck.” Even worse, his only lines for the play are “Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!" How depressing! How embarrassing! What’s a kid to do? Mark comes up with an idea to get out of the play. Does he get away with it? You’ll have to read the story to find out.

     Spirn writes about a subject kids can identify with: a school play. To liven things up, she adds a little twist. The result is a fun story that will have young readers groaning with Mark as they cheer him on. I Am the Turkey is Joy Allen’s first "I Can Read Book.” Her illustrations are minimal, with a color pencil effect. They go perfectly with the easy-to-read sentences.