"The Rat: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet" by Ginger Cardinal www.amazon.com - $10.36 Product Description: Happy, Healthy Pet guides are rich with professional quality color photos and are designed to be enjoyable and easy to learn from. More and more people are discovering each year what affectionate, intelligent and charming pets rats can be. Ginger Cardinal already knows. She's the former president of the Rat, Mouse and Hamster Society and a longtime breeder, exhibitor, judge and dedicated companion of these special rodents. RattyRat's Review: This book is the only book I've found so far that covers rat markings, colors, and varieties to such an informative extent, containing many pictures. It is a wonderful book geared for kids getting their first rats, and goes into much detail on how parents and kids can work together to provide a safe and happy ratty environment for their new pets. It also contains an excellent chapter on teaching your rats tricks and games. Unfortunately I don't agree with some of it's information, especially it's health, housing, and litter recommendations. The book is also lacking information on some very important subjects.