How to Look After Your Pet Cat

Name: How to Look After Your Pet Cat
Brand: John Reed Book Distribution
SKU: 9781843227328
Price: 14.99 NZD
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By Alderton David

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How to Look After Your Pet Cat is a practical, step-by-step guide aimed at children aged 5 to 9, teaching them how to care for their feline friends. Filled with over 60 photographs, the book covers everything from choosing a kitten or cat, feeding, and grooming to healthcare and safety. Written by renowned pet care expert Alderton David, it provides clear, accessible advice to help young readers become responsible and caring pet owners.
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Filled with useful information and guidance, from how to choose a kitten or cat, to feeding and healthcare. Practical advice on how to groom your pet, how to keep it safe, and how to know when it is unwell, all shown in 60 easy-to-follow pictures.

Description

How to Look After Your Pet Cat is a practical guide to caring for your pet, presented in step-by-step photographs. It is filled with useful information and guidance, from how to choose a kitten or cat, to feeding and healthcare.

This book offers practical advice on how to groom your pet, how to keep it safe from danger, and how to know when it is unwell, all shown in over 60 easy-to-follow pictures. Written by an internationally renowned authority on pets and their care, it is perfect for 5- to 9-year-olds.

Children will be enabled to make friends with their cat and get the most out of being a responsible and caring pet owner. Being a pet owner is a big responsibility. There is more to it than simply providing a good home.

This fascinating book is a guide for junior animal lovers on how best to look after their pet. Clear advice is given on preparing for your new cat, how to choose the best pet for you—from popular breeds such as Persian Longhair and Siamese, to a plain but unique moggie—and how to look after your cat so that it leads a happy and healthy life.

You can find out what to feed your feline friend, how much and when, how to handle your pet correctly and how to groom its coat. With step-by-step instructions and appealing photographs of cats and their owners throughout, this is the only book a young kitty keeper will need.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781843227328

Publisher: Anness Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Armadillo Books

Illustration: over 60 pictures

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 200.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 20

Collections

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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