This book was fascinating! The writing was interesting and up to date. It had many surprises as well as tidbits of history that I never knew about before. It even shows you the plants that are poisonous to you feline. I have ordered this book as a gift for people. Put it on your coffee table and watch your company interact with it. It was so well done as far as illustration and research on the subject goes. Little envelopes held cute little things that you could pull out, kind of like a Pop-up book, but BETTER! I hope the author writes more of these books with different subjects like the dog,horses or chickens!