The fifth book in the beloved and award-winning school hamster series! The students in Room 26 are learning about boats and building their own for a race on Potter's Pond. Humphrey the hamster loves dreaming about being a pirate and watching his friends build ships. But when he mistakenly ends up at sea on the day of the boat race, he finds himself in the middle of more adventure than he bargained for! Humphrey is back in this charming story of a hamster on the high seas of hilarity. Look for all twelve of Humphrey's adventures!
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"The setting is a school. The main character is Humphrey. Humphrey is a hamster. He kept sneaking to the library. He wanted to go on a boat race. The boat he was on sunk. He made it to the shore safely. Mr. Fitch, the librarian, gave Humphrey a library card."
— Gabriel (5 out of 5 stars)
" It was awsome but it was scary at some points but I liked it. "
— Ava, 1/17/2014" Only available in the UK for now...a friend smuggled it in for us! "
— Ella, 1/9/2014" For all of you who love Ralph. S. Mouse and other adorable furry, people-loving creatures, Humphrey is your guy. Not necessary to read these in order, but my guess is that kids that love one will want to read them all. "
— Julie, 12/17/2013" I love Humphrey! He makes me want a hamster! Such a cute series and it occurs to me that it would be a great classroom read aloud. Fun and cute! "
— Angela, 12/9/2013" Another fun adventure with Humphrey. This book gave me the idea to try reading Treasure Island with the kids. The kids were happy to hear another Humphrey book is in the works. "
— Tina, 12/3/2013" Humphrey really is fun. I need to get the rest of them for our collection. I like the quotes at the end of the chapters and the Top Ten lists at the end of the book. "
— Angie, 8/31/2013" I liked the story. Mostly at the part when Humphrey went into the boat (if you read the book before!) "
— Elodie, 8/26/2013" both of the kids really enjoyed this book on CD... "
— Heather, 8/24/2013" It is very cute! "
— Ashley, 8/6/2013" The Humphrey series could have been really cute and wonderful, but I felt Humphrey's voice was generic and a bit flat. Would be interesting to see how I'd feel if I read it as a school kid, but as it stands, I'm not going to pick up another of the series. "
— Jennifer, 7/14/2013" Cute story. I can see why the series is popular with our second and third graders. Might have to try out some more. "
— Bridget, 6/25/2013" I thought book had a very nice ending, all though there was not that much adventure in it. The book had an interesting ending, but not man ytwists. I still enjoyed a book from an animals perspective. "
— Hiba, 4/24/2013" My girls love these books. I keep trying to call our own hamster Humphrey instead of Honey while reading these books. "
— Shawna, 3/26/2013" My 3rd grade teacher got me started on this series. My favorite part in this book was when kirk added humphrey to his sail boat project. "
— Luci, 3/25/2013" Another cute book about this lovable, classroom hamster. "
— Allison, 3/14/2013" But hey it's not written for adults hope I can seel it to the school children "
— Sheena, 7/16/2012" Even though this is such a baby book... IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "
— Isra, 1/18/2012" If your kids like pirates, this is a good one! "
— Jane, 11/16/2011" I think this is an "okay" book. I just wish Mrs. Brisbane would stop blaming her students for everything. Though, nobody would never know Humphrey was the one who wanted to go sailing on Potter's pond. I hope Humphrey dosen't do that again. "
— Haghvray0, 7/28/2011" Also, as a sequel to the humphery series, a fun and easy-to-read book! "
— Lauren, 5/20/2011" We will definitely be reading all of the Humphrey books in the series. My kids loved listening to Humphrey and would beg for me to read one more chapter each night. Kidnergarten on up is a great age to read this one out loud to. "
— Debcrittenden, 5/18/2011" My favorite part was when Humphrey the hampster helped Mrs. Brisbane cheer up and not be so grumpy. "
— Laura, 5/16/2011" I Have read this book so many times and I Love it!! "
— Stephanie, 5/13/2011" Aww, this is for the little kiddies. They will read it and love it. I`m not the target audience so i really cannot complain if it did not tickle my pickle. "
— Mailis, 5/4/2011" This is a read-aloud just about every year for my class. I love the way Humphrey can solve so many issues...he needs to be a school counselor! This is one way to have a classroom pet. "
— Pbaker, 4/24/2011" Great book. Told from a class pet hamster's view. Humphrey helps many families problems. "
— Rhiannon, 4/8/2011" Your basic story of a creature who meets a new family every chapter and solves their problems. Too twee by half. Second graders who like animal stories might like it. Maybe third. "
— Lyddie, 4/3/2011" It was so interesting and fun to read! "
— Genie, 3/6/2011" Humphrey's story is not only cute, it's heartwarming, especially when it touches on the real-life school, work & family problems. "
— Esther, 2/19/2011" Read this one because it is a Bluestem nominee for my state this year. Cute story about Humphrey the hamster and his view on his classroom. Humphrey is quite the people watcher and enjoys trying to help others improve their lives. "
— katsok, 2/5/2011" I read this aloud to my class. They loved it and I loved it! It's the story of a classroom hamster, Humphrey, and his adventures in room 26. It's clever and funny and endearing. Read it! "
— Kelsy, 2/4/2011" My 8 year old daughter and I read this book together and loved it. We now have read the whole series and enjoyed all of the book tremendously. "
— Katy, 1/21/2011" My teacher read it to me!!!! "
— Olivia, 12/20/2010Betty Birney is the author of two stand-alone books and many novels in the According to Humphrey series, Humphrey’s Tiny Tales series, and Og the Frog. She won the Christopher Award for Friendship According to Humphrey. In addition to the Humphrey series, she is the author of The Seven Wonders of Sassafrass Springs and The Princess and the Peabody’s. Her website, bettybirney.com, is full of fun Humphrey activities and information. She has won many awards for writing for television, including an Emmy, three Humanitas Prizes, and a Writers Guild of America Award.
William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.