This book is part of a book series called At Home With Science .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Pan Macmillan .

Peter Utton is a popular illustrator and a Smarties Prize winner, acclaimed for his atmospheric art. For Orchard, he has illustrated The Orchard Book of Legends of King Arthur. Janice Lobb has been a lecturer for many years at the City of Westminster College, London, where she teaches science to all levels of ability. Her wide experience and enthusiasm make her the perfect author for the At Home with Science series. This series reflects her interest in making science fun by treating it as a normal part of everyday life. Peter Utton is an acclaimed illustrator who won the Smarties Book Prize for Sally Grindley's book, Shhh! in 1992. His other titles include King Arthur, the Teddy Tales collection and Harry's Stormy Night, The Labours of Hercules, The Bible Storybook, The Nursery Storybook and The Good Shepherd Storybook. He has also written and illustrated The Witch's Hand and What if?

This book has the following chapters: How does my cat purr?; how does my fish swim?; can my pets talk to us?; what can my dog hear?; what makes my hamster fluffy?; how does my rabbit hop?; can my cat see in the dark?; how does my budgie keep clean?; why is my snake scaly?; why is my mouse brown?; why does my guinea pig eat grass?; why does my dog play?; pet quiz.