Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

Have you ever wondered what your hamster does when you're not around? Well, meet Bonnie-she's going to tell you! Bonnie has been left to wander the house and she's in the mood for fun! From burrowing to escaping, gnawing to stockpiling, you can find out just what wild things hamsters are up to when your family are all out!

In Hamsters, early readers will learn how to care for a pet hamster and find out about some of their behaviors. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover what it takes to be a pet owner. A labeled diagram helps readers understand what a hamster needs, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about pet hamsters online using our safe search engine that provides...

Squeak! Tiny hamsters make fun pets. Some have a solid color and others have three different colors. Some have short tails and others have long tails. Young readers will learn about the appearance and behavior of hamsters, and discover why these curious rodents make great pets.

A boy's hamster leads an increasingly large group of hamsters on a tour of the boy's house, while his father counts down the minutes to bedtime.

"Humphrey loves to solve problems for his classmates in Room 26, but he never meant to create one! Golden-Miranda, one of his favorite students, gets blamed when Humphrey is caught outside of his cage while she's in charge. Since no one knows about his lock-that-doesn't-lock, he can't exactly squeak up to defend her. Humphrey really has his paws full when Don't-Complain-Mandy-Payne and her family stir up more big trouble. Humphrey manages to help...

Ellie Ultra has a lot of responsibilities as a superhero. So when the chance to become Hamster Helper for the class's hamster, Squeak, comes around, Ellie isn't so sure she wants to add another thing to her list. But her name is picked and now it's up to Ellie to make sure Squeak is taken care of. All is fine until a mishap in the lab happens and suddenly Ellie's not so big any more-literally! A tousle with the Ultra Shrinker makes Ellie three-inches-tall....

"Og the Frog tells the story of how he first came to Room 26, where he meets Humphrey the hamster, befriends the students, and writes poems and songs" --

Provides tips, color photographs, and step-by-step instructions for making a variety of hamster-themed craft projects, gifts, and treats.

When Molly volunteers to look after Sammy McHamsterhead, the class pet, for the weekend she has visions of training him to do tricks and becoming rich and famous--but when she leaves the cage open and Sammy escapes, she has to either find him or confess her carelessness to her teacher, Mr. Rose.