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Pocket Pets
Introduces readers to an array of small animals, such as the hamster, chinchilla, and guinea pig, that one can have as pets by describing their characteristics, traits, temperaments, and more.
48 pages, Library Binding
First published March 1, 2000
About the author
Alvin Silverstein
262 books6 followersAlvin Silverstein grew up in Brooklyn, the youngest son of an immigrant family who emphasized hard work and education. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he went to graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, where he got a Master's degree in chemistry and met his wife, author Virginia B. Silverstein. He got his Ph.D. at NYU while teaching at the College of Staten Island. He ultimately became a Professor of Biology there and also Director of the Physician Assistant program, while coauthoring books with his wife and, later, two of their children as well.
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November 8, 2016
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This factual book goes through the different animals that could be referred as "pocket pets" which are small rodents that we can keep as pets and are small enough to fit in a pocket. The book goes through a lot of different animals that could fit in your pocket. The book also talks about some pocket pets that would not be appropriate pets and other animals that would be perfect pets.
This book does a great job going over the obscure pets that children may have in their homes due to allergies of popular animals such as cats and dogs, or some children like to have unique pets. Any child who has one of these common pocket pets would love reading this book because their pet may be in the book. I can recommend this book to children who have people in their homes with pet allergies and are looking for an alternative pet.
Grade Level: K-2
In class Uses: When doing a lesson on rodents in science this book would be great to show how people keep rodents as pets. If there are students in your class who have a desire to get a pet but cannot due to allergies, this book may provide an alternative to that issue.
This factual book goes through the different animals that could be referred as "pocket pets" which are small rodents that we can keep as pets and are small enough to fit in a pocket. The book goes through a lot of different animals that could fit in your pocket. The book also talks about some pocket pets that would not be appropriate pets and other animals that would be perfect pets.
This book does a great job going over the obscure pets that children may have in their homes due to allergies of popular animals such as cats and dogs, or some children like to have unique pets. Any child who has one of these common pocket pets would love reading this book because their pet may be in the book. I can recommend this book to children who have people in their homes with pet allergies and are looking for an alternative pet.
Grade Level: K-2
In class Uses: When doing a lesson on rodents in science this book would be great to show how people keep rodents as pets. If there are students in your class who have a desire to get a pet but cannot due to allergies, this book may provide an alternative to that issue.
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