I saw Alder! I saw the Dairy Maid with the statue of a cow in an apron outside! I was dozing when she first came to Pet-O-Rama, as I do during the day because hamsters are more active at night. When I opened my eyes, I saw a mass of bouncy black curls. A big, happy smile. Huge dark eyes. She smelled of apples. It was love at first sight. Of course, it came out "Squeak-squeak-squeak," as usual.
Mac opened up her purse with the big pink and blue flowers on it. Then Ms. Mac picked out a respectable cage - okay, not the three-story pagoda I'd had my eye on - but a nice cage. And soon, amid squeals of encouragement from my friends in the Small Pet Department, from the teeniest white mouse to the lumbering chinchilla, I left Pet-O-Rama with high hopes. We sped down the street in Ms. Mac's bright yellow car! She called it a Bug but I could see it was really a car.
She carried my cage up the stairs to her apartment! We ate apples! We watched TV! She let me run around outside my cage! She gave me my very own name: Humphrey.
And she told me all about Room 26, where we'd be going the next morning. Then she gave me a tiny little notebook and a tiny little pencil. She tucked them behind my mirror where no one could see them except me. Words like Chew Toys. Pooper Scoopers. Remember, a hamster is all grown up at about five weeks old.
So if I could learn all the skills I need for life in five weeks, how long could it possibly take to learn to read? I'll tell you: a week. Yep, in a week I could read and even write a little with the tiny pencil.
In addition to schoolwork, I learned quite a bit about the other students in Room Like Lower-Your-Voice-A. Even after I found out her name is really Miranda Golden, I thought of her as Golden-Miranda because of her long, blonde hair. After all, I am a Golden Hamster. In my last post, I talked about the years spent taking notes on a story looking at a classroom through the eyes of a classroom pet.
A lot of that happened in The idea about Humphrey took shape and my notes seemingly reflect a book very similar to the published The World According to Humphrey.
Numerous times during the years after , I would try to sit down and write the opening of the book. He sounded like a a persnickety, know-it-all, slightly superior adult! And then, everything changed in when I got an agent. A wonderful agent!
Prediction: What do you think Humphrey's next plan is? Prediction: Do you think Aldo will go to the Moonlighter's Club? Why or why not? What was Mrs. Brisbane's surprise for the class? Prediction: What do you think Garth has planned to get Humphrey in trouble? Why couldn't Humphrey understand the Nasiris?
Why is Sayeh afraid to speak in class? What did Sayeh do to help her mom speak English? Prediction: Do you think Humphrey will find a way for Sayeh to sing in front of Room 26? What did the students have to do in order to receive their treats? Who didn't cheer when Humphrey won Best Costume? What good news did Aldo have that night? What three exciting things happened that week to Humphrey? Do you think Clem opens doors when Miranda and her mom aren't around?
How can these ideas help you in your life? What have you noticed about the structure of each chapter? Compare Mr. What was the cause of this change? What has been the effect of taking care of Humphrey on some of the characters in this story?
What have the characters learned about themselves by taking care of another species? What does Ms. What were some lessons that Humphrey learned since living in Room 26? What did this author want you to learn? What genre is this book?
How can you tell? How does the title of the book fit with the plot? What informative facts have you learned about hamsters? What informative facts did Humphrey learn about humans? Did you notice any figurative language used in the text? How was it used?
What is the relationship between the setting and the plot of the story? Do you think the story could have happened in another setting? What is your opinion of this story? What makes you think that? Would you recommend this story to other readers? What would you tell them to make them interested? What have you learned about the author from the note she included? This book is the first in a series!
What other kinds of adventures do you think Humphrey could have? The World According to Humphrey. Navigation Home.
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