pets

"People often look for ways to make caring for their pets easier or more effective, but only a fraction of these people actually create new products to try to achieve this. Readers of this . . . book will get an inside peek at some of the . . . pet inventions out there. While some may have been useful, others were not"--Provided by publisher.

"When Gumball sleeps through the delivery of his favorite new toy and it goes missing, it's up to him and Darwin to set off through town to solve the mystery of the missing toy"--.

As a young boy presents his mother with a bouquet of flowers which he has picked, he tells her that he is not responsible for the messes found around the home.

"Follow Pete the Cat as he tries new food, goes on a train ride, dives deep underwater, and much more"--Container.

Fluffy the guinea pig enjoys himself when Ms. Day's class has a party to celebrate the one hundredth day of school.

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.

The author, a veterinarian, shares his belief that there is more to medicine than drugs and surgery, and that disease can be prevented and treated through nutrition, exercise, love, compassion, and the formation of meaningful bonds with other species. He looks at research that corroborates his theory and shares stories of his animal and human friends.

Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.

"Although she has considered other pets, a young girl is sure a dinosaur would be the perfect pet and imagines all the things she would do with her dinosaur"-- OCLC.

"All Darwin wants is a starring role in his school's upcoming theatrical production... too bad he freezes in the spotlight! Roping in Gumball to audition with him. Darwin accidentally helps unleash a curse on the school after speaking the name of the play that gave a student a mortal case of stagefright. When students fall victim to the sickness caused by the curse, Gumball and Darwin must do everything in their power to complete the show and right their wrong"--Back cover.