How to Look After Your Budgie

Name: How to Look After Your Budgie
Brand: John Reed Book Distribution
SKU: 9781861473264
Price: 16.95 NZD
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By Alderton David

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How to Look After Your Budgie is a practical guide tailored for children aged 5 to 9, offering useful information and advice on selecting, feeding, healthcare, and training of budgerigars. The book is richly illustrated with over 60 easy-to-follow photographs demonstrating techniques such as handling your pet, teaching it to perch on a finger, and encouraging it to talk. It also includes a gallery showcasing various budgie varieties, making it an inviting and accessible resource for young pet owners.
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A practical guide to petcare for children, this book shows you how to handle your pet, train it to perch on your finger, and how to feed and look after it properly. A picture gallery of the most popular types of bird is included, and the simple but expert advice is backed up with clear and attractive photographs throughout.

Description

How to Look After Your Budgie is filled with useful information and advice, from how to choose a budgie, to feeding and healthcare. It offers practical instruction on how to handle your pet, train it to perch on your finger, and teach it to talk, shown in over 60 easy-to-follow photographs.

Ideal for 5- to 9-year-olds, this book will enable children to bond with their budgie and get the most out of being a responsible and caring pet owner. It is written by an internationally renowned authority on birds and their care.

Children love animals. Looking after one's first pet is a hugely enjoyable and wondrous experience for a small child, as well as providing important lessons in growing up, taking responsibility, and caring for others. This delightful book is packed with pictures of young pet owners learning how to take care of their pet birds.

It contains essential guidance on everything from choosing a budgie and settling it into the home, to taming it and cleaning out its cage. The practical advice is complemented by step-by-step photographs and a gallery of the different budgie varieties that are available.

This book is an invaluable resource that captures the appeal of these birds in a fun and accessible way.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781861473264

Publisher: Anness Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 30 April 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Armadillo Books

Illustration: over 60 photographs

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 350g

Pages: 20

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Alderton David Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

David Alderton's books have sold more than six million copies worldwide. He is also a frequent participant in radio and television shows.

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