Wasatch County Library

Many people are afraid of spiders. However, most spiders are shy and gentle. They are also very easy to care for. Learn how to care for these beloved pets in Spider, a Pets We Love book.

Geckos are lizards, like chameleons or iguanas. Lizards have four legs, a long body and tail, and rough, scaly skin. They belong to the reptile class. Learn how to care for these beloved pets in Gecko, a Pets We Love book.

A boy tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways he would take proper care of it if he had one.

Shares information on chinchillas as pets and includes a chinchilla story.

Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

Follows two children as their family adopts a leopard gecko, offering information on terrariums, handling, diet, moulting, breeding, and other matters necessary to making a good home for a gecko.

"A dog with a ball is one of the most relentlessly hopeful creatures on Earth. After his best little-girl pal leaves for school, this dog hits up yoga mom, baby, and even the angry cat for a quick throw. No luck. Forced to go solo, the dog begins a hilarious one-sided game of fetch until naptime's wild, ball-centric dream sequence. The pictures speak a thousand words in this comic book-style ode to canine monomania. Ball? Ball"--Www.barnesandnoble.com....

"When I was four, I got my first pet: a fish no bigger than my hand, with red and orange scales. My very own goldfish! In his big tank in the kitchen, Richard the goldfish quickly bonds with-and even learns to recognize-his human companion, who tells him all about his day after school. A visiting friend, Sandy, shares some cool fish facts: Did you know that goldfish nap with their eyes open-because they don't have eyelids? Or that they can let you...

Follows two children as their family adopts two White's treefrogs, offering information on terrariums, health concerns, behavior, diet, and other matters necessary to making a good home for a pet frog.

"Og the Frog tells the story of how he first came to Room 26, where he meets Humphrey the hamster, befriends the students, and writes poems and songs"-- Provided by publisher.