Hickory Doc's Tales
The Pack: First Generation
Published on 3. July 2017
Book
Hardback
116 pages
978-1-4808-4723-1 (ISBN)
Description
His official name is Chicoree's Hickory Doc, and he can trace his family tree back to a sapling in Germany. The oldest and wisest of five, he lives at The Lazy Dog Hacienda kennels on Shorthair Boulevard in Oklahoma. Folks just call him "Doc."
In Hickory Doc's Tales, Doc shares a host of humorous stories from his important role as a hunting dog, and he narrates what life is like at the kennel. He tells tales about his adventures and mishaps with porcupines and cactus and of relationships with humans, other animals, and his tight-knit family of dogs.
Geared toward elementary school readers, Hickory Doc's Tales s helps youth transition to chapter books, and it encourages a host of creative writing opportunities and exercises.
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Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4808-4723-1 (9781480847231)
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Linda Harkey's experiences as a mother, schoolteacher, Sunday schoolteacher, volunteer docent, and hunting dog owner have inspired her to write the award-winning children's book series Hickory Doc's Tales. She dedicates all her books to her family-Michael, Owen and Carrie, Morgan, Austin and Mica, Averie and Justus, and Alec. She is the author of nine other children's books: The Budding Staff (2005)Hickory Doc's Tales (The Pack: First Generation) (2017)The Remarkable Story of Willie the Crow (A Hickory Doc's Tale) (2018)Solitary Toes and Brown-Headed Cowbirds (A Hickory Doc's Tale) (2019)Doc, Willie, and the Pack: Secrets, Gifts, Family (A Hickory Doc's Tale) (2019) Doc's Dog Days (A Hickory Doc's Activity Book) (2019)The Wayward Path of the Devil and Mr. Snake in the Garden of Eden (2021)Chatty the Hen Pheasant (Travels with the Pack) (2021)Desert Friends (Travels with the Pack) (2022)