Pet Corner

The cute factor of adorable, pudgy little puppies is indisputable, and as they mature as our best friends, we love them even more! Beginning readers discover the things that people need to do to keep their pet dogs healthy and happy. Fun facts are presented using accessible text and brilliant designs. Colorful photographs show a variety of dogs at their furry finest.

How do rabbits play? What kind of treats do they like? Are they really shy? Beginning readers find the answers to these questions and many more in this book! They discover fun facts about rabbits-from what they eat to where they live. Colorful photographs show many kinds of adorable rabbits in action. Accessible text allows beginning readers to discover for themselves how to take care of these hopping pets.

Stirring softly beneath the water is the peaceful goldfish-a pet that can live as long as 25 years. Accessible text is used to present fascinating facts about the fish that many people keep as pets, but most people know so little about. Beginning readers learn how to care for their goldfish. Vibrant photographs and an amusing narrative-along with a picture glossary and words to know list-take readers up close to this serenely intriguing fish.

Fans of the domestic feline pay a visit to pet corner, where they learn all about caring for the mysteriously independent but lovable cat. Young readers learn what cats eat, how they play, and how they're taken care of when sick. They're shown that even though cats are afraid of the water, they still have an inventive way to keep supremely clean. A picture glossary helps cement understanding of new words. Book Review: Curious Cats"This book … gives a great inside look into the life of a cat. Not only does it tell you what cats do, but why they do it. The real life pictures are very informative."-Kathryn Knight, Teacher at Montclaire Elementary School Book review: Curious Cats"The full page photographs and the simple text make this a great book for the young reader. Using the same format throughout the book, picture on the right and text on the left, makes the book easy to follow and understand. Since this book is designed for the younger reader, the picture glossary with an arrow pointing to the words makes it very simple to understand. I also liked that there was a simple index that would be of use to introduce this concept to the individual new to nonfiction books."- Ann Sopczynski, Baldwin Borough Public Library"

Parakeets are amazing feathered friends. They learn tricks and they can even talk to us. Through accessible text, readers learn what kind of work needs to be done to keep a parakeet as a pet-from cleaning its cage to letting it fly for exercise. Detailed brilliant photographs show just how much fun these birds can be. The book includes a picture glossary and words to know list.

Fans of the domestic feline pay a visit to pet corner, where they learn all about caring for the mysteriously independent but lovable cat. Young readers learn what cats eat, how they play, and how, they're taken care of when sick. They're shown that even though cats are afraid of the water, they still have an inventive way to keep supremely clean. A picture glossary helps cement understanding of new words.

A pet frog lives in a tank, eats crickets, and loves to hop. Beginning readers learn many fun facts about these amazing amphibians. They learn how to take great care of pet frogs with the help of straightforward, accessible text. Colorful photographs present a variety of pet frogs at play and at rest, including the American green tree frog and the dwarf frog.

Mice are very active pets. They love to run, chew, and play. Beginning readers learn how to take care of these cute, lively animals with the help of easy-to-follow text. Readers discover many fun facts about pet mice including the colors of their fur and the foods they like to eat. These facts are presented alongside bright photographs of a variety of mice in action.

Snakes are very popular pets, and beginning readers learn important steps about taking care of them. Through accessible text, young readers are able to discover what pet snakes eat, where they should live, and many other important facts that snake owners need to know. Colorful photographs accompany these fascinating facts, and show a variety of pet snakes in great detail.

Teeny, meek-seeming hamsters can travel up to 8-miles in one night in the wild. As pets, they provide hours of amusement. They run tirelessly on wheels, snoop around and move sawdust about the cage, and plump up their chubby cheeks with food morsels. From playtime to feeding time, readers learn how to take care of these popular pets.

Hermit crabs have 10 legs and switch shells, when they get too big for their current shell. Detailed photographs and simple text share that hermit crabs like eating apples, playing at night, and don't like being alone.

The answers to how guinea pigs play, what they eat, why they need to chew on things, and many more guinea pig facts are found in this book. Beginning readers discover what they need to do to keep guinea pigs as pets, including what to feed them and where to let them live. They also learn, fascinating facts about these furry animals through accessible text and bright photographs.