Guinea pigs
By: Tristan Boyer Binns
Series: Keeping pets; Keeping pets
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780431124278; 9780431124544
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Guinea pigs as pets
Description: A useful resource containing practical advice for children on keeping pets, this work explains what it is like to own a pet, how to look after it, and what health problems it could face. It provides teachers with a range of text types for literacy work; and, gives a sense of what it is like to own a pet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a guinea pig?; title: Guinea pig facts; title: Are guinea pigs for you?; title: Choosing your guinea pigs; title: What do I need?; title: Caring for your guinea pigs; title: Handling your guinea pigs; title: Spme health problems; title: Growing old; title: Keeping a recorsd.