Describes the physical traits and behaviors of ferrets, and explains the housing, feeding, and care they need as pets. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Simple text and photographs explore the lives and habitats of black-footed ferrets, and highlight the things human beings have done to put this species at risk. Discusses things readers can do to help make the world a safer place for black-footed ferrets. Includes a glossary.

Describes the natural history, physical traits, and behaviors of pet ferrets. Discusses how to house, feed, and care for a pet ferret. Includes fact boxes, color photographs, a glossary, and an index.

Cousins Dante, Malia, and Ivan are happy to be back in their home town. But then their school bus takes a wrong turn and they end up on 13th Street! There are new monsters to fight, but at least they have their friend Susana and their bus driver to help them. Will the gang ever make it to their first day of class?

Shares information on the animals, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working to save them.

When second-grader Suzannah arrives to volunteer at the animal shelter she finds that the newest arrival is Merlin, a mischievous ferret with a talent for hiding and stealing shiny things, so the Shelter Pet Squad needs to find a home that is a perfect match for a ferret.

When third-grader Billy Burger takes the class pet ferret to the school assembly it gets away, and Billy finds himself in trouble with the school and his detective father.

The black-footed ferret lives on a single diet - prairie dogs. But when the ubiquitous prairie dog was hunted and poisoned into near extinction, black-footed ferrets disappeared from prairie grasslands. This Nature of Things program follows a painstaking and precarious project that attempts to re-introduce ferrets to their Saskatchewan home. The tiny population of returnees faces constant threat. The big question: will the ferrets breed and produce...

Enthusiastic sidekick Hamisher the hamster and reluctant detective Sasspants the guinea pig investigate when their beloved home--Mr. Venezi's pet shop--is vandalized.

Presents information about the physical characteristics, behavior, and history of ferrets and discusses keeping and caring for these animals as pets.