Animals

From the Author of the Popular Hank the Cowdog Series The National Ranching Heritage Center is proud to partner with Hank the Cowdog for the Ranch Life Learning series. In the Ranch Life Series, the same cast of characters you’ve come to know and love in the Hank the Cowdog series will give you a first-class introduction to ranching! And, what’s more, when you’re done with these books, you can test your ranching know-how with the quiz and vocabulary lesson in the back! Volume 1 – Ranching and Livestock – You’ll learn things like: the difference between a farm and a ranch, how cows digest grass, what it takes to run a ranch as a successful business, how to take care of cattle through the various seasons and much more! Volume 2 – Cowboys and Horses – Saddle up for some fun as everyone’s head of ranch security, Hank, gives readers a glimpse into the world of horses and the life of a working cowboy! In these pages you’ll learn things like: the history of trail driving in America, a cowboy’s role in the ranching operation, qualities to look for in a good horse, how to train horses, roping technique, and a whole lot more! Volume 3 – Ranch Wildlife – Did you think horses, cattle and cowdogs are the only animals you’ll find on a ranch? Think again! In these pages, you’ll learn about the many kinds of wild animals you might see if you spent a few days on Hank’s ranch in the Texas Panhandle. Coyotes, buzzards, porcupines, rabbits, rattlesnakes and burrowing owls all make frequent appearances in the Hank the Cowdog books, but how about the other important and animals that you don’t hear about as often? You guessed it, Hank knows all about them too, and here’s your chance to learn from the best! Volume 4 – Ranch Weather – In these pages you will learn about the tremendous impact different kinds of weather have on every aspect of ranching. Through fall, winter, spring and summer, Hank will introduce you to the different kinds of work the cowboys do to help a herdsurvive and thrive throughout the year. It seems that, if a cowboy isn’t helping the cattle survive a blizzard, he’s worried about drought or worse, wildfires! Or, if there happens to be enough rain, he has to reckon with the dangers of flooding or hailstorms. There are no easy seasons, but if anyone is up to the job, it’s the ranchers—and ranch dogs—of America! Volume 5 – Ranch Life-Prairie Fires – The National Ranching Heritage Center and Hank the Cowdog are proud to partner for Prairie Fires, the fifth book in the Ranch Life Learning series. You may not have known it, but Hank’s job as Head of Ranch Security includes another very important role: Fire Marshall. With Hank as your guide, you’ll learn about how prairie fires get started, how to fight them and how to prevent them. Individual Books Retail For $6.99 – Free shipping to United States mailing addresses. We ship via media mail and require a valid mailing address