The World According to Humphrey

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Brenda and Willy - Mr. Morales' own children that do not listen to him. Mr. Morales uses Humphrey (with Humprhrey's help of course) to teach teamwork, cooperation, queitness, and how to calm down. TIP FOUR: Never, ever squeeze, pinch or crush a hamster. If it runs away, squeals or mutters, leave the hamster alone. Create a cage for your pet (real or crafted) hamster. I’ve linked a google search with a variety of suggestions. I am thinking Lego sounds fun for us to try, as we did well with that before.

Betty G. Birney: Humphreyville

Well, I guess I would be. After all, I was going home with the Most Important Person at Longfellow School! The something had turned on the lights and was clomping across the floor. It was huge and heavy and coming right toward me.

She straightened up the room and came over to the window to close the blinds. I could only hope that Aldo would open them for me later. Ms. Mac didn’t bat an eyelash. She put my cage in its usual place next to the window and said the kids were already very attached to me. She attached Dr. Harvey H. 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. She erased the chalkboard and gathered up her pa­pers. I could tell that we'd be going home soon. Sud­denly, I began to worry. What if Mrs. Brisbane lived in a scary house with spooky noises and a thumping ghost?

The World According to Humphrey (Paperback) - Waterstones

Room 26 is abuzz. The students are making costumes and practicing their special songs for the Winter Wonderland program and Humphrey is fascinated by all the ways his classmates celebrate the ... They were listening now. And they kept listening, too. Because he told them the most important thing they could do was to be quiet. Her use of the word is correct," she said. "Though, technically, humans are not nocturnal. Any others?"On the other hand, until Ms. Mac arrived, I was going nowhere down at Pet-O-Rama. My days were spent sitting around, looking at a bunch of furry things in cages just like mine. We were treated all right: regular meals, clean cages, music piped in all day. Ms. McNamara (Ms. Mac, Morgan McNamara) - The substitute teacher that steps in to begin the school year for Room 26. She buys Humphrey to help teach the children responsibility. And, of course, one can learn a lot by caring for another species. Ms. Mac seems to be a more liberal teacher and a free spirit who is young and has ambition to see the world. Humphrey loves her and is closest to her throughout the story. Eventually, the class came up with more names of nocturnal animals, like bats and coyotes and opossums, and Mrs. Brisbane said that the class would be learning more about animal habits later in the year. Then Mrs. Hopper spoke up. "Why don't the kids take turns bringing Humphrey home for the weekend? They can sign up, we'll talk to their parents and give them instructions. It will be a great experience!" Mrs. Brisbane looked surprised. She reached over and patted Sayeh's arm. "I won't send a note now ... if you'll promise to try."

The World According To Humphrey Betty G. Birney: My Books: The World According To Humphrey

This book is set in a classroom and describes pupils and teachers and therefore easy for a student to associate with the context and identify with the activities and adventures which take place, further motivating them to read the book. When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he can't believe his ears. What's a classroom hamster to do if there's no more school? It turns out that Mrs. Brisbane has planned something thrilling for Humphrey and Og the frog: they're going to Camp Happ... A made-for-television family movie I wrote, MARY CHRISTMAS, starring John Schneider, Cynthia Gibb and Tom Bosley, aired on the PAX network in 2002. It was the highest rated movie in PAX history and has aired each Christmas season since then. A pretty lady rushed through the room, jingling her car keys. "I'm late. I have a house to show." She glanced in my direction. "We'll talk about thatlater. Adios." Not my job," she grumbled. "These children are not responsible. All I need is somebody else to take care of. Some ... rodent!"My mind was racing as fast as I was spinning my wheel when she finally approached and looked down at me, frowning. No. Humphrey's too smart for that," Mr. Morales told her. "But he will run away if you two aren't nice to him."