Turtles and Tortoises: Caring for Them, Feeding Them, Understanding Them (Family Pet) [Hardcover]

M. Heimter (Author), Hartmut Wilke (Author)

Book Description

Series: Family Pet | Publication Date: August 1998

Filled with practical advice on the care of tortoises, this title is geared to families and children who have little or no experience taking care of pets. The book's attractive format features full-color photos and sidebars on every page.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About the Author

Hartmut Wilke is an ocean biologist and zoologist who was associated with the zoo in Frankfurt am Main, Germany from 1973 to 1983. Since then, he has been with Darmstadt Zoological Garden, Germany. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764151177
• ISBN-13: 978-0764151170
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,109,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! Excellent General Care Book. Fun Photos, May 16, 2000

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This review is from: Turtles and Tortoises: Caring for Them, Feeding Them, Understanding Them (Family Pet) (Hardcover)

This book is the one of the newest versions of Wilke's work which has splendid photographs, but sadly the illustrations are not as powerful or as plentiful as his previous book. This would have been the Perfect starter book had the illustrations been of the caliber of his last book. I was surprised that the Sulcata tortoise was not really mentioned in this book but none the less, Turtle Times, the largest turtle related web site, (...) recommends this as the must have starter book.