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| The World According to Humphrey | 
| Author: Betty G. Birney
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 325388
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0399241981
EAN: 9780399241987
ASIN: 0399241981
Publication Date: February 2, 2004
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Product Description
You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. Thats 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-doesnt-lock and an adventurous spirit, what more could a mischievous hamster want? With a fresh voice and an engaging, hamsters-eye view of school, families, and treats to hide in a cheek pouch, Betty G. Birneys Humphrey will elicit laughter and demands for hamsters in every elementary classroom.
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PCE Student Review April 27, 2008
My favorite book is The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. The World According to Humphrey is a humor book about an animal who interacts with people.
My Favorite character is Humphrey the hamster. I like this character because he's funny, interesting and I never knew what would happen next. He meets new people and learns things other animals can't.
I like the writing style because it has tips at the bottom of each page of how to raise a hamster. The author made me laugh when she included stories of the children fighting.
I love this book because I love books with humor. I love the small but big adventures that Humphrey had. Even though he was small he had a big goal: To help people with happiness.
I recommend this book to people who like humor.
PCE Student Review April 17, 2008
The World according to Humphrey is a great book. I like this book because it was an entertaining adventure book. The author's point of view was told by the hamster Humphrey. Humphrey lived in a classroom and each weekend he slept over with a different student. My favorite part is when he escapes from his cage and puts the picture on the overhead. My least favorite part was when Mrs. Mac leaves the school. I recommend this book because you can learn a lot about yourself by watching another species. I GIVE THIS BOOK TWO THUMBS UP!
Third-grade daughter loved it April 7, 2008
This book was a joy to read. We read it for our mother-daughter book club, and Mom liked it as much as Daughter! Good choice of themes for discussion (mother with serious illness, shyness over non-English speaking family members, detrimental effects of too much TV-watching and too little family time), all wrapped up nicely by the adorable protagonist.
It's a GREAT-GREAT-GREAT book for all! September 28, 2007
This has become one of my favorite books. I've shared it with my fourth grade students, my mom, friends looking for books to encourage their children to read, and anyone who will listen. The humorous, heartwarming tale of Humphrey and the positive effects he has on the lives of his classmates, teacher, principal, custodian... is enjoyable time after time. My students can't wait to reread this book and read the other Humphrey stories. I credit the book for helping my own "Sayeh" to raise her hand and speak up for the first time in class on the day Sayeh in the story first raised her hand. We all love Humphrey!
Super book for young readers September 14, 2007
I read this book to my 5 and 7 year old boys. This is a good book for this age group. It has appealing characters, a meaningful story and good plot development. It reminded me a bit of the secret life of bees in that it uses excerpts from a Hamster care manual after each chapter. (Secret life of bees began each chapter with an excerpt from texts on bees and beekeeping). This is a nice feature. I am glad to learn of the two other Humphrey titles. This is a good book to encourage a reader to read on his own. With my seven year old, I read until the story was getting exciting and then laid the book down. Of course he picked it up and continued reading it himself. The suspense was too much.
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