The World According to Humphrey

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The company possesses perhaps the world's most prestigious list of best-selling authors and a backlist of unparalleled breadth, depth, and quality. With lots of friends to help, adventures to enjoy, and a cage with a lock-that-doesn’t- lock, Humphrey’s life is almost perfect. The book is told from a classroom pet hamster's perspective and the writing style is conversational and often humorous. The story deftly avoids triteness while still feeling breezy and acknowledging deeply felt troubles, such as Mrs.

According to Humphrey Series by Betty G. Birney - Goodreads

Hammer’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Hamstersto the cage, along with a chart to make sure I was fed and my cage was cleaned on time. If this were an adult book, whatever, thanks for being oblique, I guess; but given that this book is aimed at children, 1) the reference is completely inappropriate and 2) totally unnecessary and pointless since it *should* go over kids' heads anyway.I grabbed up the third and fourth seeds, hid them in my cheek pouch, then stopped right outside the open door of my cage. First in a series of six books by author Betty Birney, The World According to Humphrey is a very cute story told from the perspective of a hamster.

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My 8 year old got it as a birthday present nearly a year ago, and we just got around to reading it now that we are home (a lot) more with the global virus that's shutting down everything.You can designate a stuffed animal to only speak in that language, to motivate your child to find a way to communicate more words in that language. I'm highly entertained by all the educational tidbits that are included throughout the book from nocturnal animals to learning all the capitals of the United States, states of matter, subtracting fractions, Mount McKinley (tallest mountain peak in the US! To help Morales, Humphrey escapes his cage, requiring the family to work together to get him back inside.

The World According to Humphrey | Faber

A classroom hamster has to be ready for anything, but suddenly there are LOTS-LOTS-LOTS of big surprises in Humphrey's world. an excellent reader and was starting a new book that had something to do with pirates and buried treasure.This is a quick read that I think can be read aloud to anyone starting with 1st grade, but would still be relevant for the 4-5th grade set. Being alone at night is initially frightening for Humphrey, but he soon meets the school custodian, Aldo Amato. She discovers that Garth’s mother is gravely ill, and Garth can’t take Humphrey home for a weekend, which he really wants to do.

The World According to Betty G. Birney Quotes (Author of The World According to

Humphrey’s views underscore the importance of knowing the full story before making judgments, and his presence makes a positive difference in the lives of the people he meets. I know you know the an­swer," she'd say while Sayeh stared at the top of her desk as if she were watching a TV show there. One girl is shy and won't speak up in class because her family doesn't speak English; when Humphrey visits her home, he listens patiently while the parents practice English with him. With a fresh voice and an engaging, hamster’s-eye view of school, families, and treats to hide in a cheek pouch, Betty G.Sayeh is very gentle and kind, but she is afraid that kids will make fun of her accent, and she is embarrassed because of this.