Washoe County Library System

Simple text and photographs present the features and care of hamsters.

Provides instructions for choosing, feeding, grooming, and breeding hamsters.

Learn all about hamsters in this fact-and-photo-filled book for young readers! Their tiny feet scamper across cages and sprint on exercise wheels. Their little noses sniff the air and their whiskers twitch as they stuff their cheeks with food. As some of the most adorable members of the rodent family, hamsters make very popular pets. Especially in the classroom! In this nonfiction reader, kids will learn all about how to care for these cute critters....

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

Humphrey the classroom hamster has adventures going to the library, learning about the ocean, and sailing across a pond on a sailboat.

"Eleven-year old Sam befriends a hungry class hamster that undergoes a freaky transformation"--

"Find the tips you need to make bringing home a hamster easy"--P. [4] of cover.

Sweetie Pie escapes the confines of her hamster cage (and several insufferable owners) to find a new home in the wild.