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An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and care of hamsters, animals that originated in Syria.

"For more than 30 years, Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats has been the go-to resource for health-conscious animal lovers. This fourth edition is updated with the latest information in natural pet health, including groundbreaking research on the benefits of vegan diets for pets, as well as nutritionally complete recipes to give your pets optimal health that you can also enjoy, making home prepared diets easier than ever....

A child takes a sloth named Sparky as a pet.

Humorous rhyming text takes the reader through twenty-seven unexpected varieties of dogs that one could have as a pet.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to what it is like to have a guinea pig as a pet.

"A newly-updated practical guide to pet-keeping, covering all aspects of choosing and caring for small mammals including rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils and jirds, chinchillas, rats and mice - plus birds, herptiles, invertebrates and fish. Each chapter features the most popular breeds in each species, based on general availability and suitability. Find out how to choose the best pet for your lifestyle plus practical tips on buying a pet; housing...

As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself.

"Guinea pigs, also called cavies, have been kept as pets ever since the Inca domesticated them more than 3,000 years ago in South America. However, owning a guinea pig isn't for everyone. Guinea pigs, like other pets, require love, attention, and a financial investment. This book explores what owning a guinea pig is really like and helps children understand if a guinea pig is the best pet for them. Full-color photographs show kids what their new pet...

"This book has it all: Bright and colorful images, historical photographs, and lots of sweet information about presidents and their pet farm animals. Readers will love seeing every pet owner, from Lincoln to the Coolidges. Complete with a picture glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO."--Amazon.com.

It's not easy to enjoy a picnic when you have unseeable interlopers to contend with! In a new trio of stories for beginning readers, the affable Max the dog and mischievous Baby Cakes the cat encounter a scare-happy ghost who has a run-in with a mirror, the wind at its blustery best, and a teeny-tiny fairy with a wayward wand who may have met her match. -- From the publisher.