The Case of the Haystack Kitties (Hank the Cowdog 30)

Erickson, John R.; Holmes, Gerald H.

ISBN 10: 0613074424 ISBN 13: 9780613074421

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1998

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Hank the Cowdog's adventures include being trapped in a runaway pickup truck and later discovering a nest of trespassing stray cats in a haystack.

About this title

About the Author:

John R. Erickson, one of America's best-known working cowboys, wrote the foreword to The Cowboy at Work.

John R. Erickson and Gerald L. Holmes both live in Perryton, Texas.

John R. Erickson, one of America's best-known working cowboys, wrote the foreword to The Cowboy at Work.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 2-3-This new addition to the series will not disappoint Hank's fans. The dog's hilarious adventure begins when he chases puffs of cottonwood cotton, is trapped in a runaway truck, and has his life threatened by a bull, and ends with the dramatic rescue of a family of kittens from a storm. Hank shares his experiences in a folksy, conversational tone with Drover, a mutt who provides a forum to define and explain details of ranch life to readers. Children will appreciate the humor when the author adapts familiar words to enhance their meaning, e.g., humilification. The full-page, boldly colored illustrations add to the fun. A good choice for animal lovers who are not ready for Deborah and James Howe's Bunnicula (Atheneum, 1979) and Mary Christian's "Sebastian" books (Macmillan).
Kathleen A. Nester, Downingtown High Ninth Grade Center, PA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0613074424
• ISBN 13: 9780613074421
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Holmes Gerald L.