Endorsed by the PDSA, People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, this book is designed to teach children how to choose and look after rats and mice. It describes the different breeds, how to feed and handle them and their lifecycles, from birth to adulthood. There is also a special section for parents explaining how they can help their child to understand the responsibility that they have and how to cope with the death of their pet.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called My Pet .

There are 32 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers .

The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.