{"title":"Matthew Vriends","description":"\u003cp\u003eMATTHEW M. VRIENDS, PH.D., is a professional biologist and ornithologist who has published over 100 books on birds and other animals in English, Dutch, and German.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVriends holds doctorates in zoology and biology from the State University of Utrecht in the Netherlands and in virology and bacteriology from Thomas More College. He served as Director of Research and Education for L\/M Animal Farms in Ohio from 1984 to 1993, developing approximately 40 varieties of commercial bird food, and has been a professor of biology and ornithology at Suffolk Community College in Selden, New York, since 1998. He writes for periodicals including \u003cem\u003eBirdTalk\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWatchbird\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Vriends’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-zebra-finch","title":"The Zebra Finch: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThis is our sixth set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. These latest titles will bring our series up to fifty titles, and like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy pet. All books contain information on:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHousing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrooming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHealth care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat to expect from the pet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBasic training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs our series expands and focuses on different kinds of pets, the emphasis remains on making the pet a companion. In addition, owners of more unusual pets will particularly appreciate the expert advice in these books because professional care for their animals may be difficult to come by. As always, the instruction is from experts people who know their pet intimately, but also remember what it was like to have one for the first time. Happy, Healthy Pet guides are rich with professional quality color photos and are designed to be enjoyable and easy to learn from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1620457520\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781620457528\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Matthew Vriends","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43215021637848,"sku":"9781620457528","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470366905_FC_mockup_v2_1738701738_97985ea2-657c-4baa-9de6-a9dd212c2bae.jpg?v=1791003067"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-matthew-vriends.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}