The World According to Humphrey

The first in the series about everyone's favorite classroom pet

You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. That's what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy is it true There are always adventures in the classroom and each weekend he gets to sleep over with different students. Humphrey learns to read, write, shoot rubber bands (only in self-defense, of course), turn off TVs, teach English as a second language, and more. With a lock-that-doesn't-lock and an adventurous spirit, what more could a mischievous hamster want?

With a fresh voice and an engaging, hamster's-eye view of school, families, and treats to hide in a cheek pouch, Betty G. Birney's Humphrey will elicit laughter and demands for hamsters in every elementary classroom.

Also available in Spanish as El Mundo de acuerdo a Humphrey.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/02/2004
ISBN: 9780399241987
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 0.70d
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Winner
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Winner
Award: Sasquatch Award - Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Second Place
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Golden Sower Award - Winner
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 01/01/2004 pg. 33
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2004 pg. 76
Booklist 03/01/2004 pg. 1188
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2004 pg. 316
School Library Journal 04/01/2004 pg. 102
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 369 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 369 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Publishers Weekly 01/26/2004

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 77182 / World According to Humphrey
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4