Hamster (ASPCA Pet Care Guides) [Hardcover]

Mark Evans (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Series: ASPCA Pet Care Guides

The acclaimed series that teaches youngsters how to care for their best buddy.

Learn how to prepare your hamster's cage, and playing with your hamster, in and out of its home. Find out what to feed your hamster, and when, and how to keep your hamster happy and healthy. Hamster is one of an exciting series of pet care books designed to help young animal owners learn about and care for their pets. Illustrated on every page with full-color photography, Hamster is packed with practical information on every aspect of hamster care. Published in association with the ASPCA, this series will engage and inform readers ages seven and up.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mark Evans is a noted veterinarian and widely published author. He currently lives in England. Roger Caras is president of the ASPCA. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (March 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156458223X
• ISBN-13: 978-1564582232
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,424,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most informative & intelligently illustrated source book, January 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Hamster (ASPCA Pet Care Guides) (Hardcover)

After my daughter picked out her new pet hamster, I was faced with the task of how to care for it - keeping it happy and healthy. An internet search provided limited results. A trip to the library was far more rewarding. This book was far and away the best of the bunch. The photo and hand drawn illustrations efficiently convey essential information with graphic impact which you easily remember. The section on housing is the most up to date and clearly the best, e.g. illustrating and describing a super enriched ideal habitat, which I could not have previously imagined. Sectons on caring for, behavior, health, feeding and handling of hamsters are also excellent. IF YOU ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES TO LEARN ABOUT HAMSTERS - THIS IS THE SOURCE TO SPEND IT WITH. If you have more time, look here first. The rest are all downhill!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good owner's book for children and a good basic book, July 13, 2003

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GVlog "GV" (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamster (ASPCA Pet Care Guides) (Paperback)

Reviews of this book seem to be all over the map. Well, I raised about 20+ hamsters (I lost count) since I was a child and I had a small library of books on them. I suppose I can claim to be experienced and well-read at the very least. Mark Evans's book covers a broad range of owner-breeder topics at a level of reading which is excellent for young pet owners. The book is well-illustrated and reasonably thorough for its targeted audience. It focuses mostly on the care of hamsters than on the breeding of them. It is probably the best hamster book for new and young pet owners and it is endorsed by the ASPCA. If you're getting a hamster as a pet for your child, buy this book for your child; but to round-out your knowledge as a responsible supervising parent, buy yourself a copy of "Hamsters" by Otto Von Frisch (if you're getting a Syrian) or "Dwarf Hamsters" by Sharon Vanderlip (if you're getting a dwarf). Incidentally, I gave the book four stars because its advice sometimes gets too demanding and a reasonable amount of common sense needs to be applied for moderation.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWSOME, JUST GREAT!!!!!, November 4, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Hamster (ASPCA Pet Care Guides) (Paperback)

This is a hamster owners must-have!!!! It is awsome with great pictures and good facts. If you ever have a question about a hamster, this is the book to have!!!