Introduces different pet types, including cats, dogs, rabbits, fish, frogs, and lizards, and describes how to care for animal companions.

The story of an odd couple, a British military historian and the Tawny Owl with whom he lived for fifteen-years. Martin Windrow was a war historian with little experience with pets when he adopted an owl the size of a corncob. Adorable but with knife-sharp talons, Mumble became Windrow's closest, if at times unpredictable, companion, first in a South London flat and later in the more owl-friendly Sussex countryside. In The Owl Who Liked Sitting on...

Provides information about ferrets, how to care for them, and how to understand their behavior.

These small mammals, native to South America, are known for their luxurious, soft fur and boisterous, playful personalities. They are quiet creatures and very low maintenance pets. However, there's a lot you need to know to keep this long-lived rodent happy and healthy. Barron's Pet Handbooks are written, designed, and illustrated in much the same attractive style as Barron's best-selling Complete Pet Owner's Manuals. However, Handbooks have a larger...

Describes how to care for a pet guinea pig and provides a story about a girl named Mary and her guinea pig Ginger.

When he feeds his new pet fish dog biscuits, Simon's wish for a dog comes true in a most unusual way.

A brown street rat, who longs to be someone's pet and to have his very own name, gets lucky when he meets a man in the pet shop who has extremely poor eyesight.

"Discusses the selection, housing, diet, handling, grooming, and health of a new hamster, gerbil, guinea pig, rabbit, ferret, mouse, or rat"--Provided by publisher.

Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves three mysteries for her friends and neighbors, all involving pets, through her detective agency, Sleuth for Hire.