Nibble's Guide to Caring for Your Hamster

by Anita Ganeri, Rick Peterson (Illustrator), Rick Peterson

Overview

Titles in the Pets’ Guides series teach young readers how to care responsibly for their chosen pet. However, in a unique spin, each book is written from the point of view of one of the animals themselves, thus also allowing the books to be used to teach perspective. In this book, Nibble the Hamster reveals how readers should go about choosing a pet hamster, what supplies they will need, how to make a new hamster feel at home, and how to properly care for a pet hamster, including feeding, exercising, and keeping a hamster cage clean. Text in the book is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781432971403
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Pets' Guides Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.75(w) x 8.79(h) x 2.00(d)
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of information books for children. Educated at Cambridge University, she has written more than 300 books, including the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series (Scholastic Children's Books) which won a 2009 Blue Peter Book Award. She writes widely on animals and the natural world. A recent title for Raintree, A Day in the Life of Rainforest Animals: Capybara, has been shortlisted for a Maryland Blue Crab Award 2012. Anita lives in the north of England with her husband, children and assorted pets.

Table of Contents

Contents Do you want a pet hamster? p4 Choosing your hamster p6 A healthy hamster p8 Getting ready p10 My new home p12 Coming home p14 Dinner time p16 Time for play p18 Cleaning my cage p20 Teeth and fur p22 Visiting the vet p24 Holiday care p26 Hamster facts p28 Helpful tips p29 Glossary p30 Find out more p31 Index p32

Interviews

Text narrated in first person, as if written by the pet; Mix of factual photos with beautiful, fun illustrations