John R Erickson
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English
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When John Erickson, author of the Hank the Cowdog book series, saved up and purchased a tract of Panhandle property near Perryton, it set off a chain of discovery. Who lived in Texas over a thousand years ago? In Porch Talk, John Erickson and his archaeologist friend Doug Boyd investigate this question while explaining the art and science of archaeology for middle readers.
On the Perryton ranch, John and his friends unearthed a ghost town that...
62) The Frozen Rodeo
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Hank the Cowdog volume 74
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English
Description
It's early January on Hank's ranch when Slim and Loper receive word that an ice storm is headed their way. However, just as they're about to prepare the cattle and stock tanks at the ranch to safely weather the storm, Deputy Kile calls with some bad news. It seems that one of their electric fences has short-circuited, and some of their wheat pasture steers have strayed into town and onto the Twitchell golf course! Slim saddles up his horse and heads...
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On the first day of quail season Plato, the Bird Dog, is missing. At first, Hank is willing to let him stay lost. But when Beulah pleads for help, Hank caves in and takes off in search of Plato. Before he can catch a scent of the spotted bird dog, he finds himself face-to-face with an angry mother hog and her litter. Can Hank's quick wits help him out of this fix? Or will he become hog meat?
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Talk about a rude awakening! Things go from bad to worse when Hank and Drover wake up in the wee hours of the morning to a full-fledged invasion of the ranch. It's the coyotes, and they're set on making a take-out dinner out of the resident cat, Pete. But, when Hank does Pete a favor, things take an even more unexpected turn: the coyotes catch sight of Drover and decide to kidnap him instead! In the blink of an eye, little Drover is taken prisoner,...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 22
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English
Description
While Slim and Loper are away from the ranch for three days, Hank suffers from...is it a double bumblebee sting, or much worse? It falls upon Sally May to nurse the stricken Hank back to health. Her patience and compassion are seriously tested, while the afflicted Hank endures humiliation at the hands of Pete, Wallace and Junior, and an insulting veterinarian. Does Sally May care after all?
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Hank the Cowdog volume 28
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English
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Hank discovers an elixir that gives him a huge burst of energy - Sally May's bucket of root stimulator. It gave him such a kick, he challenges Rufus, the Doberman Pincher to a fight, only to discover that, in the meantime, Sally May has filled the bucket with mopwater! Big trouble for the Head of Ranch Security.
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English
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Everyone knows that a dog's gotta chew what a dog's gotta chew. But when Hank's doggie urges have him chomping on plastic-including Little Alfred's toy truck- Hank knows he's got to get things under control. Then Beulah-the long-eared lady dog of his dreams-shows up at the ranch, and Hank is thrilled. At last, he thinks, she's finally given up her infatuation with Plato the Bird Dog. But it turns out that Plato is missing, and Beulah wants Hank to...
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Hank the Cowdog volume 40
Pub. Date
2002.
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English
Description
Hank goes in search of Plato, a wayward bird dog, and finds himself face to face with an angry feral hog and her litter.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 43
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
Description
After getting blamed when Sally May's car ends up in a snowdrift, Hank suspects that this is another plot by Pete the Barncat to get him in trouble.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 49
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
Description
Hank's not used to a pickup truck with power windows and door locks.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 35
Pub. Date
2000.
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English
Description
Hank has his paws full while trying to keep track of a new dog named Jake who keeps trying to run off to Madagascar, as well as a saddle thief roaming loose on the ranch.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 52
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
Description
At the request of his beloved Beulah the collie, Hank the Cowdog puts aside his urge to chew plastic and sets off in search of his nemesis, Plato the wayward bird dog.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 17
Pub. Date
1999.
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English
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Stranded in town, Hank the Cowdog, finds himself drawn into a dangerous situation involving his sister Maggie and a terrible bully named Rambo.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 39
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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Hank the Cowdog and Deputy Drover investigate a monster that appears just as they are about to arrest Eddy the Rac for ripping one of Sally May's sheets while it hangs on the clothesline.
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Riley McDaniels volume 2
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2004.
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English
Description
When Dr. Montrose visits their Texas ranch in the summer of 1927, fourteen-year-old Riley and his twelve-year-old brother Coy are drawn into an archaeological adventure.
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Riley McDaniels volume 3
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
Description
The McDaniels family defends their ranch against escaped jailbirds, Joe McGreggor and his gang.
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Series
Riley McDaniels volume 1
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
In Canadian, Texas, in 1927, not long after his father's death, Riley and his fiddle-playing grandfather must find a way to save the family ranch from a group of moonshiners and the men behind their operation.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 57
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
Description
Hank and Drover are excited when a quick nap in the back of Slim's pickup turns into a trip to town. But the excitement turns to drama when they find themselves at the livestock show-and Drover decides to take off to visit his mother. Can Hank track down his faithful sidekick before Slim heads back to the ranch? Or is he off on a wild goose chase?
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Hank the Cowdog volume 42
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, uses his keen detective skills to find the ruffian responsible for digging holes in Sally May's garden.
