"Small mammals are soft, adorable pets, but they require special care. Small Mammals examines various small mammal species and their unique needs, as well as the laws, regulations, challenges, and controversies regarding owning these animals. It also looks at the industry and communities that have sprung up to support small mammal ownership and the many ways small mammals bring joy to their owners."--

"Dogs are fun, active pets, but they require special care. Dogs examines various dog breeds and their unique needs, as well as the laws, regulations, challenges, and controversies regarding owning these animals. It also looks at the industry and communities that have sprung up to support dog ownership and the many ways dogs bring joy to their owners. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core...

"Reptiles are fascinating, unique pets, but they require special care. Reptiles examines various reptile species and their unique needs, as well as the laws, regulations, challenges, and controversies regarding owning these animals. It also looks at the industry and communities that have sprung up to support reptile ownership and the many ways reptiles bring joy to their owners. Features include a glossary, a map, references, websites, source notes,...

When you ask people what pets they have the typicalresponse is a dog, cat, or even a pet fish. A less commonresponse would be a pet land snail. Many people are notaware of the adorable and hardy land mollusks, morecommonly referred to as land snails. There are over 60,000species of land snails, and of those, there are 4 commonspecies that are kept as pets. In this book, we share interesting facts, as well as a complete care guide to keeping land snails....

Presents information about some different types of insects that make interesting pets.

"It's pet day at school, and Lilo can't wait to introduce Stitch to her class as her new pet. But when Stitch accidentally sets the class pet free, can he catch it before the school day is over?"--Publisher marketing.

Kami searches for the perfect Valentine's gift for her pal Flubby.

"It's time for another field trip! Ari and his class visit a farm where they are entrusted with an egg to adopt. This is a big responsibility for Ari but he's excited nonetheless. Everyone's egg hatches into harmless animals, except for Ari's. His hatches into a baby dragon! Cool, right? Wrong! As the dragon grows, Ari realizes he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Ari and his friends have to figure out a way to capture the dragon before it...

An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock.

Since first domesticating the chicken thousands of years ago, humans have become exceptionally adept at raising them for food. Yet most people rarely interact with chickens or know much about them. In Under the Henfluence, culture reporter Tove Danovich explores the lives of these quirky, mysterious

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This illustrated history of dogs, from award-winning author-illustrator Lita Judge, explores how humans' partnership with dogs changed our lives and theirs
Of all the animals on the planet, dogs have the widest range of roles in our daily lives. They're protectors, helpers, lifesavers—but most of all, they're family.
And they've taken a fascinating journey to get to this point. Long ago, early wolves evolved from fierce predators...