Publisher Description

These small members of the parrot family are intelligent and sociable by nature, and make very popular pets for bird lovers.
These manuals make great introductions to the pleasures and duties of pet ownership for inexperienced and soon-to-be pet owners,
as well as for older children having their first experiences with pet care.
Attractively illustrated and filled with helpful information, these books advise on purchasing, housing, feeding, health care -
and where applicable, grooming and training pets.
Each book is individually written by an expert - a trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist.
"Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals" cover every popular dog and cat breed, as well as bird varieties, hamsters
and other small caged animals, fish varieties for aquarium hobbyists, terrarium pets, and even exotics, such as reptiles, amphibians, and scorpions.

Notes

Illustrated guides, full of helpful information.

Author Biography

Gayle Soucek is an author and freelance editor with several books and numerous magazine articles to her credit.
She once served as managing editor for the Chicago art and entertainment biweekly Nightmoves and is a current contributing writer for WebVet.com.
Gayle is a lifelong Chicagoan and Blackhawks hockey fan.
She resides in the western suburbs with her photographer husband, dogs, parrots, reptiles and one very laid-back cat.
Shopping at Field's was her favorite hobby, and she relished the opportunity to revisit the great store in these pages.

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