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Harold the hamster enjoys spending time in his cage where he can hide himself in wood shavings and go in his little house. Harper, his best friend, holds him and puts him in his ball. The exciting text and fun illustrations are sure to grab the attention of both emerging readers and listeners alike. This perspective into Harold's secret life promotes friendship and will inspire children to love reading while learning about how to best care for their...
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Meet three musically inclined mice who decide to start a band. This fiction book puts a fun, new spin on the traditional nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice. Kindergartners will increase early reading skills and reading comprehension through sight words, a simple rhyming story, and repetitive words and phrases. This 12-page guided reading book is ideal for kids ages 3-5.
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Night 1: My life is perfect. I have a bowl full of seeds, a cozy pile of wood shavings, and room to run. I'm never leaving here. Question: Who's the luckiest hamster in the world? Answer: ME! Seymour the hamster has the perfect life. He has a spacious cage, a constant food supply, and a FuzzyBoy 360 exercise wheel that lets him run to his heart's content. Life could not be better. Or could it? When Pearl the cat tells Seymour of the goodies beyond...
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Three crazy, funny stories, featuring the two clumsiest talking mice you'll ever meet... 'The mouse started to trundle away, glancing at Howard over its shoulder, nervously. "You may well glance at me nervously," said Howard, picking up an empty water glass and placing it over the mouse. "You'll stay in there so I can eat my breakfast in peace. I shall deal with you afterwards..."' But you can't really deal with the Clumsies, afterwards or at any...
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Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny prize 2010, The Clumsies are back in their sixth and most hilarious book yet and they're making a very big mess of the airport. More sparklingly funny adventures about the much-loved talking mice that live under Howard's desk, eat his biscuits, try and help him out, but only ever end up making a mess. This time they are at the airport, but a mix up at security sees the Clumsies end up in the wrong suitcase and...
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Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny prize 2010, The Clumsies are back in their fifth and most hilarious book yet! Full of surreal invention and sparkling wit, this latest installment will have everyone checking under their desks for talking mice... More sparklingly funny adventures about the much-loved talking mice that live under Howard's desk, eat his biscuits, try and help him out, but only ever end up making a mess. With loveable characters,...
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More hilarious stories about the two clumsiest talking mice you'll ever meet... It's Clumsies on Sea as Howard and the Clumsies head to the seaside for what Howard calls a "conference" and the Clumsies call a "holiday"! Will Howard manage to impress his evil boss Mr Bullerton? Will he get to the hotel on time? And will the trip pass without mess or incident of any kind? Of course not. Nothing goes to plan when the Clumsies are about! Sandcastles,...
10) Mouse soup
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A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup
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In The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, a little girl named Lucie has lost three pocket handkerchiefs and a pinafore. Setting out to find them, she spots some fresh clean white cloth on the hillside. As she approaches the clean linens on the hill Lucie spies a door built into the side of the hill and hears someone singing a song about laundry behind it. Could the missing hankies be inside? The sixth of Beatrix Potter's 22 charmingly illustrated tales of...
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If you've got guinea pigs, you'll have noticed that they are constantly eating, and always making out they are still hungry. But what foods do guinea pigs need, how much of everything can they have, and what should you avoid feeding them? The ebook provides you with all the information you need to know.
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Hedgehogs are one of the hottest new pets around, and there's a lot of conflicting information about them. Here, a veteran hedgehog breeder, owner and advocate pairs with an exotic animal’s veterinarian to give first-time owners the help they need to share their homes with a hedgehog.
17) La Chinchilla
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* He aquí un nuevo animal de compañía: la chinchilla. Se trata de un roedor del tamaño de un conejito, simpático, gracioso y con una piel espléndida y suave
* ¿Qué más podemos saber de este animalito? ¿Dónde se compra? ¿Es un macho o una hembra? ¿En qué tipo de jaula debemos instalarlo? ¿Cómo podemos domesticarlo? ¿Cómo se comporta con los demás animales? ¿Es seguro para los niños? ¿Qué hacer para que esté siempre limpio y...
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* Nociones fundamentales sobre las diferentes especies de roedores y descripción de las especies de roedores de compañía (ardilla coreana, chinchilla, conejillo de Indias, conejo enano, hámster, jerbo, rata y ratón)
* Preparación de la jaula o del terrario, y lugar más adecuado para su instalación según la especie.
* Consejos sobre la alimentación más adecuada para las distintas especies y sobre el control de la reproducción.
* En definitiva,...
20) Hamster
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The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs-now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Alert and active (especially in the evening), hamsters are fascinating and fun. Your hamster will probably fit in the palm of your hand and with gentle, regular handling will quickly begin to love playtime. Hamsters are easy to tame and care for. This guide helps you do it right with advice...
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