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I Love My Pet / Me Encanta mi Mascota
El Conejillo de Indias / Guinea Pig
Guinea pigs have teeth that never stop growing. A baby guinea pig is called a puppy. These engaging facts and more are waiting to be discovered in I Love My Pet Guinea Pig.
- GenresNonfiction
21 pages, Library Binding
First published February 12, 1977
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April 2, 2026
This is part of a series of "enhanced books" called I Love My Pet. (I should hope so.) I don't like the enhanced book concept (you just go to a website, type in a code -- and find out that any book published before 2015 is no longer in the system, so tough luck, kid.)
Anyway, this was written first person by the person who owns the guinea pig. Since there were different guinea pigs pictured in each page, I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a different kid talking each time.
The book was made using photos mainly from Getty stock images. The author then had to write to match the pictures ... or the author wrote the text first, then a hapless intern had to frantically find images to match.
After the main text are two pages giving more information about each brief fact presented. I guess they're for teachers, librarians ... or parents suddenly besieged with, "CAN I HAVE A GUINEA PIG, PUH-LEEEEEZZZE?"
The first photo is of a scared guinea pig in a chest harness and leash. He looks like he's hanging onto the ground for dear life. I used to be owned by guinea pigs. I did try to leash train them, but it never went well.
Another bit that I didn't like was that the narrator said his piggie was 3 weeks old when taken to his new home. Although baby piggies can survive weaning at three weeks old, it's better to leave it for at least one more week for males and three more weeks for females ... unless the mother piggie is determined to wean them herself.
The pictures are generic, and so is this book.
Anyway, this was written first person by the person who owns the guinea pig. Since there were different guinea pigs pictured in each page, I'm not sure if it's supposed to be a different kid talking each time.
The book was made using photos mainly from Getty stock images. The author then had to write to match the pictures ... or the author wrote the text first, then a hapless intern had to frantically find images to match.
After the main text are two pages giving more information about each brief fact presented. I guess they're for teachers, librarians ... or parents suddenly besieged with, "CAN I HAVE A GUINEA PIG, PUH-LEEEEEZZZE?"
The first photo is of a scared guinea pig in a chest harness and leash. He looks like he's hanging onto the ground for dear life. I used to be owned by guinea pigs. I did try to leash train them, but it never went well.
Another bit that I didn't like was that the narrator said his piggie was 3 weeks old when taken to his new home. Although baby piggies can survive weaning at three weeks old, it's better to leave it for at least one more week for males and three more weeks for females ... unless the mother piggie is determined to wean them herself.
The pictures are generic, and so is this book.
August 28, 2016
Een leuk, informatief boekje over cavia's. De foto's waren erg schattig. <3
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