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Book Description
This beautifully produced book combines a warm and charming photo essay with expert advice for owners of newly-born and growing kittens. Author and photographer Monika Wegler followed a cat family with her camera for seven months as she created this book, capturing the experiences and expressions of kittens from their birth to the eventual move of each kitten to a new home. The accompanying narrative describes this period in a relaxed, informal style, recounting how each kitten developed and finally adapted to its new home environment. In the process, the author inserts illuminating tips and helpful advice that kitten owners will appreciate. All photos are in full color as they capture the playfulness and appeal of five delightful pets.
From the Back Cover
[back cover]
Here’s the engaging story of five delightful kittens . . .
how they grew, and how each developed its own distinctive personality
At birth all kittens look very much alike . . .
But don’t be fooled. Each tiny feline quickly assumes its own unique personality. A Kitten’s Life is Monika Wegler’s account of how she observed and photographed five kittens, starting on the day of their birth and progressing to the day when each of them moved into a new home. It wasn’t long before each little kitten displayed its own personality and established its own private territory with its new human family.
Every kitten lover who reads this story will find expert instruction and a wealth of advice on raising, developing, encouraging, and generally helping their newly acquired kitten to adapt harmoniously into their household.
[front flap]
A Kitten’s Life
Monika Wegler
Here in words and pictures is the delightful story of La Bomba, Sirena, Flori, Silvester, and Frederick—five unforgettable kittens. Cat expert Monika Wegler enhances a charming photo essay with proven advice for owners of newly-born and growing kittens. Following the five kittens with her camera over a period of six months, Ms. Wegler catches their experiences, their discoveries, their playfulness, and their often humorous expressions. She begins on the day of their birth, then continues until each kitten’s eventual move into a new household. The relaxed and informal narrative recounts how La Bomba, Sirena, Flori, Silvester, and Frederick each developed and adapted to its new home environment. While she tells her captivating story, Monika Wegler inserts helpful tips and illuminating advice that every kitten owner will value. All photos are in full color.
[back flap]
Monika Wegler is one of Europe’s leading pet photographers as well as a widely recognized cat expert and pet-care author. To date, she has written and provided photographs for more than 40 pet books, translated into many languages. Among her other books currently available in North America and published by Barron’s is My Cat and Me.
A Kitten's Life
A Kitten's Life,Monika Wegler,Barron''s Educational Series,0764158392,Cats - General,General,Pets,Cats,Pets / Cats / General
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