Excellent and well written.. a must for any rodent aficionado!
345975
Having gerbils since the age of 8 and a very odd father myself, I can wholly relate to this wonderfully written memoir of growing up in a unique situation. I loved the novel from beginning to end and highly recommend it to any one who has grown up with an obsessive parent or raised gerbils.  From the daughter of the writer behind the first "bible of gerbils" I adored in my childhood, comes a heartfelt and entertaining tale of her life and the impact these lovable rodents can have.
3691634
another excellent book in the series.  Excellent humor hidden in many of the exchanges as well as the more obvious.  A great ways to spend a little free time.  Good story line that keeps you wanting more of the rat!
4842800
If you like mushrooms this is the book for you! No, this is not mushroom guide book and will not caution you about what mushrooms are poisonous. It is not a manual for mycological identification replete with color identification photos.

What this book is though is even better! The author takes you on a magical jaunt through the world of mycology - mushrooms - their growth, lore and legends. It's a wonderfully written jaunt through a life filled with mushroom hunting, gathering and learning about the relationship that we have with mushrooms and, conversely the relationship that these marvelous fungi have with us! The chapters are each readable by themselves - so no need to read it all in order. This is a delightful well written, fun filled book that makes learning about mushrooms as easy as breathing - erhh - or reading ! A great library addition for the connoisseur, gourmet, or inquiring mind. Well done and definitely recommended!
2861098
Robert Busch is considered to be among the top wolf experts, and he's created a fabulous book with _The Wolf Almanac_. He gives concise, accurate information about the wolf's anatomy & physiology, behaviors, social structure, history, evolution, and current range, as well as its role in human culture. He covers predators' roles in nature, the trapping/hunting industry, pet wolves & wolf-dog hybrids, and information about current wolf conservation efforts. Some of the hard stats he gives are out of date, since they are from 1998, and things have changed quite a bit since then, but overall, this is a great, informative book.
Busch gives many anecdotes from wolf researchers and conservationists, as well as quotes and stories from the ranching and trapping points of view. There are quite a few gorgeous full-color photos in the center portion, and many black and white photos run throughout. This is a fantastic educational tool for anyone interested in learning more about wolves and their behaviors. Nearly every facet of the wolf is covered in this book.  I am a tour guide at Wolf Haven (South of Olympia, Washington,) and this book is required reading before becoming certified to give the tours - it's that good.
There are a lot of really good books out there about wolves, and this one is simply outstanding.
51064
Hands Up to Debbie Ducommun ! Not only do I enjoy her guides/books, I have to say she helped me a little over a year ago with questions I had concerning My PRECIOUS Pet Rat, Pow. She is EXTREMELY knowledgeable and REALLY KNOWS everything there is to know concerning pet rats. This book is full of fun stuff to try with your pet ratties, and if you ever need her expertise, she has another book dealing with the healthcare, ailments, and the proper meds along with the correct dosages to give. I FULLY recommend this book, along with her other books for anyone who loves their pet rattie(s) and wants to do what's best for them. She WILL guide you in the right direction, and she is also available online for questions, you can even call her! She's absolutely an amazing woman.
3930813
This was an absolute delight to read!  To learn about Gerald's journey through his own original skepticism to how he now regularly has two way communications with animals of all kinds was fun, fascinating and funny too!  His layman's way of explaining the quantum field and how it works makes it very "user friendly" and easy to understand.  If you are at all interested on how YOU can communicate with animals it gives a great understanding of something that is inherent yet forgotten...Great read!
177952
I loved this book!  I want not aware of it until my sister told me about it; she did the line drawings in the book, and the book itself was written by my cousin, R. Michael Davis and others.  Michael retired from his job as a professor at UC Davis last year, I believe.  I have always had an interest in fungi, and mushrooms, and photographing them, as well as collecting the edible ones, so I was totally surprised to find out that I am not the only person in my family who shares this interest!  A very informative book!  It has great photos and descriptions.
1042905
We landed ourselves a pet rat a little over a year ago.  Neither of us really knew much about rats, but we muddled through researching here and there on the internet and asking questions at the pet shop, etc.  Our rat seemed healthy and happy, but I always worried that we might be missing something.

I received this book for Christmas, and by the end of Christmas morning I had read 2/3 of it!  It is such an interesting and informative read.  It put my mind at ease on several issues, taught me quite a bit and it is great to know that I have it as a reference if anything should ever happen to our precious Ratatouille!  Like another reviewer already said, it might not go into quite enough detail for people who already know a lot about rats, but for your everyday rat owner, I think it is more than sufficient.

Oh, and, after reading in this book that you should never keep a solitary rat, unless you can spend several hours a day with it (we manage a couple of hours a day), we are off to get a house mate for her, in the new year.  Of course, now we have this book, we know how to successfully introduce the new rat in the correct and proper way ;o)
3581536
Excellently written, fun to read in general!
644490
This is well written by a person that should be respected for his bravery in the field. I lost a very good friend in Vietnam that was a tunnel rat. When we would get together his stories were very much the same as the one's in this book. You will find this book very interesting and hard to put down.
3755264
Very well written book, packed with information! Not a dry read at all, surprisingly interesting, some of the biological and natural aspects are even fascinating and amazing.
It is discusses Lyme disease in layman's terms for patients and caretakers to understand, and in very technical terms for health care professionals to understand. He illustrates the points with stories from case studies and results from clinical trials, so you really get it. Herbs rock!
2221303
I loved this book. A LOT!

Let's start with the cover. It has a simple, wonderful illustration and first time I saw it, I was caught. Like, I really really had to get it. And knowing it's promoting real information in humorous way, I requested it right away. And I'm not disappointed. At all.

Presented with cute font (one that looks like children hand-writing, I love those kind of fonts!), every page gave a short factual information about rat. There's also one or two BIG word that worked like a theme/title for the page. Although the illustration had said it itself very clear. It also had a little humor, told by the rat, in every page which I think it's cute because I felt like the rat is either helping or encountering the narrator with their own view/opinion.

I don't like rats in real life. I hate it because, yeah, they're disgusting. But I must say I really love these rat characters in this book.

I'm sure my nieces and nephews will find this book entertaining. Some information in this book helped me to gain more understanding about rat. Especially about how they manage to skip the trap we set most of time. Or how they manage to get into the house, the kitchen, the cupboard and so on. Of course, an adult is expected to read along with young readers to explain more about this and that.

As an adult who loves cute books with wonderful designs and illustrations, it's definitely a must have. I can't wait to read the other books in the series and collect them all.
1353922
A fantastic book and one of my all time favorites...Megan made this a great read with lots of amazing facts and interesting tidbits of information on the environment and wildlife.  She is a great writer and I look forward to more pleasurable reading from her in the future.  Judy L
4603491
Wonderful and enjoyable book.  You can feel the passion of the author with his excellent writing style.  If you ever thought Richard Taylor's books brought you deep inside the inner feelings and expressions of a true beekeeper then this is a book that brings his stories to life.  I completely enjoyed reading this book........actually I have now read it twice with great enjoyment.  It is a standout in my beekeeping library and should be a must have in all beekeepers libraries.  One day, if I am ever in Texas, I'd love to be able to visit his yard(s) and be able to work his hives with him.........if he would let me.
1224683
This is the best book I've seen in my 35 years of owning gerbils. It's timely and applies to ownership by individuals today. I can tell the author truly loves her pets as much as I love and enjoy mine. Am glad I actually got 2 copies so I can put one in our middle school library collection. It's one of the few gerbil books written for an adult audience that students (ages 10 and up) can read and enjoy; this book has some meat to it!
162715
This book is fantastic for rat lovers!!!!!!! I have a pet rat myself and this book has so many awesome rats in it!!!!!!!! One reason this book really caught my attention is because the rats play nice rolls. Rats normally would be evil creatures who only lurk in dark places. But in this book the rats are extremely nice and smart. Its a amazing book perfect for all kinds of ages!!!!!!!!
1638894
I was there during the 68 -70 time frame and this book is the best I've read that accurately describes the Weasel world.  Additionally, the information on the use of ECM was also extremely good and very accurate.  Would recommend this book to all.