title: Animals in the House: A History of Pets and People
author:  Sheila Keenan 
description: There are plenty of books about pet care and some about the evolution of cats and dogs. This very attractive offering covers both of these subjects and so much more. As the subtitle indicates, Keenan provides an overview of pets and their people. Beginning with statistics about pet ownership, the text goes on to describe how animals and humans came together (nicely delineated through the ages) and discusses how this relationship has changed and deepened. There are solid sections on cats and dogs, but Keenan doesn't forget about birds, rodents, lizards, and fish, among others. Eye-catchingly designed, the format uses Photoshop to best advantage, providing interesting graphics, popping borders, and plenty of pictures featuring adorable animals. An extensive source list, including periodicals and Web sites, will lead children to more. A terrific choice for animal lovers. Cooper, Ilene
zlib_text: Mother's Animal Lover
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  Mother's Animal Lover
  by Author Unknown
   
   
  Chapter 1
   
   
  Field's Pedigrees wasn't what Stella Burnside expected. The forty year
  old divorcee had picked the dog breeder's name out of the phone book,
  and she expected to find a pet shop, or at least a kennel, at the
  address listed in the yellow pages. Instead, she found a sparkling
  white, old-fashioned wood-frame house, nestled calmly in the center of
  a residential block, looking no different from any of the other houses.
  The voluptuous black-haired woman checked the envelope on which she had
  jotted down the address, and she reviewed the directions that the young
  man had given her over the phone. Then she squinted carefully at the
  address over the green wood door to the white house. It all checked out
  -- this pleasantly homey looking house must be Field's Pedigrees, even
  though there wasn't so much as a sign outside.
   
  It's a wonder they