Offers young readers advice on caring for a pet hamster, including easy-to-understand information on the basic supplies, their life cycle, preparation for bringing them home, and their behavior and feeding requirements.
Describes the characteristics and behavior of hamsters both in the wild and in captivity, as demonstrated by a pair observed in a burrow built by the authors. Includes information on caring for pet hamsters.
Humphrey, the pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room 26, relates the ups and downs experienced by his human classmates as they begin a project to create a model town complete with houses and community services.