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Meet a special breed of turkey!
Wild turkeys are one of only two kinds of birds that were domesticated in the United States. Domesticating means taking a wild animal and training it to be live on a farm or as a pet. American Indians domesticated turkeys nearly 3,000 years ago. Today, wild turkeys live in every state besides Alaska. They almost became the national bird of the United States instead of the bald eagle.
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Making Connections
Text-to-Self
What is one new thing you learned about turkeys in this book?
Text-to-Text
Have you read any other books about farm animals? How were those animals similar to or different from turkeys?
Text-to-World
Wild turkeys live in the United States. With the help of an adult, research places where wild turkeys live. Write a few sentences about how their lives may be different from those of domestic turkeys.