Your Rabbit: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing [Paperback]

Nancy Searle (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Practical advice for children who want to raise their own rabbits for pets, profit, or show. Includes information on housing, feeding, grooming, breeding, and more.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 5 Up-- A definitive guide for young readers, this is so thorough that even those experienced in raising rabbits would find it helpful. Like Simmons's Your Sheep (Garden Way, 1992), the main text covers the inner two-thirds of each page. A vertical line separates that from the outer remaining space; there, terms are defined, additional information appears, and important facts are repeated. Some of the black-and-white illustrations also appear here. The smoothly flowing, second-person narration covers such topics as selecting the breed, choosing the first rabbit, handling, housing, feeding, health, breeding, care of newborns, marketing, and management. Drawings, charts, and barely average black-and-white photos appear throughout. A ``helpful sources'' section offers several mail-order rabbitry suppliers and a complete listing of each state's Cooperative Extension Service. The volume concludes with an extensive glossary and index. FFA members, 4-Hers, and pet owners will be pleased to find this title on the shelf.

Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, KS

Copyright 1993 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

Whether you have never owned a rabbit or you are experienced with rabbits and would like to learn how to breed or show them, Nancy Searle's friendly advice will help you to do the very best job possible. You will learn the answers to such questions as:

* What kind of rabbit should I get?

* How should I pick up and hold my rabbit?

* What kind of shelter should I prepare for my rabbit?

* What will my rabbit want to eat?

* How can I help my rabbit stay healthy?

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 8, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088266767X
• ISBN-13: 978-0882667676
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Animal Care & Pets > Rabbits
  • #92 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Rabbits

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It was great!, March 16, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Rabbit: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (Paperback)

This book told me lots about rabbits and made up my mind to breed them. This book is filled with lots of good information, but I think its best quality is the breeding part of it

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book well worth the price!!, October 4, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Rabbit: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (Paperback)

Recently added to the New York State 4-H list of recommended books for the Rabbit Project Curriculum, Nancy Searle has done an excellent job of organizing information about the care of rabbits. Well-written, but easy enough for a child to understand, as well as adults.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 18, 2000

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Kristina Ledbetter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Rabbit: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (Paperback)

I breed rabbits and I continually come back to this book for reference. It is a great book and well worth it, whether you are going to breed, show, or just own a rabbit as a pet. I recomend it to everyone.