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Gr 2–5—A boy tries to create a machine that will prevent exactly what the title says in this quick read. Zack and his dad spend weekends helping his grandparents on their farm. While Zack enjoys these visits, one thing mars his otherwise pleasant experience: the farm's resident turkey, Tailpipe, who likes to run at Zack and peck his legs. Zack decides he needs to create a portable machine to scare the beast into...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Nine-year-old Zack doesn't like being pushed around by an aggressive turkey when he helps out at his grandparents' farm every weekend, but Tailpipe (Zack's name for the creature that was "always right behind you and made as much noise as a tailpipe without a muffler") is disinclined to give up control of the farmyard. Using broken tools and other junk from his grandfather's shed, Zack ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More