The pages are p. 1-131 it have ch. 1-12. I like this good book and it is by John R. Erickson and illustrations by Gerald L. Holmes. If you want to check out this book go to the library and pick it up.
It's me again, Hank the Cowdog. It was your normal, average, run-of-the-mill spring afternoon on the ranch-until Drover brought the news that Sally May's baby was being attacked by a giant rattlesnake. And suddenly is became un-normal, un-average, and un-run-of-the-mill. I was up by the chicken house, as I recall, taking tesimony from J. T. Cluck, the head rooster. He had a speech inpedamun-whatever you call it when a guy whistles all his S's. Speech unpedamin. He stared at me and blinked his eyes. He rolled his right wing around in its socket.
I took careful note of the movement, knowing that it might turn out to be an important clue. He closed his eyes and concentrated. Then the eyes popped open. I looked to the right and saw them. I memorized their conformation. Actually, they looked like every other young rooster I'd ever seen: two wings, two legs, two feet, a lot of feathers, and a stupid expression. I was having a little trouble tying this all together. Again, he looked around to see if anyone was listening, then leaned forward.
Long story short On April 14, at approximately 5:32 Central Standard Time, Hank the Cowdog lost consciousness, went into convulsions, and slipped into a deep coma. Death followed shorty. The author and illustration biography said "John R. Erickson began writing stories in 1967 while working full time as a cowboy, farmhand, and ranch manager in Texas and Oklahoma-where two of the dogs were Hank and his sidekick Drover. Hank the Cowdog made his debut a long time ago in the pages of The Cattleman, a magazine about cattle for adults. Soon after, Erickson began receiving "Dear Hank" letters and realized that many of his eager fans were children. The Hank the Cowdog series won Erickson a Publishers Weekly "Listen Up" Award for Best Humor in Audio. He also received an Audie from the Audio Publishers Association for Outstanding Children's Series. The author of more than thirty-five books, Erickson lives with his wife, Kris, and their three children on a ranch near his boyhood home of Perryton, Texas. Gerald L. Holmes met John Erickson after moving to Perryton, Texas, a long time ago...and that's when Hank and his pals came to life for the first time in pictures. Mr. Holmes has illustrated numerous cartoons and textbooks in addition to the Hank the Cowdog series." In book 5 in 1989. To go to the website is http://www.hankthecowdog.com.
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