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The Day I Lost My Class Hamster
Your favorite Lucky authors had lots of fun school adventures in second and third grade, just like you. They've written all about them in this great collection of true stories.
- When his class pet gets lost in his house, Ben Baglio looks everywhere...only to find the hamster later in a very unusual place.
- When Megan McDonald takes her big sister's favorite stuffed animal to school, her clever cover-up turns into a monster mess-up.
- And when Johanna Hurwitz decides to change her name, her new one surprises even her!
Open the book to read these stories and more!
You won't want to miss out on all is fun!
- When his class pet gets lost in his house, Ben Baglio looks everywhere...only to find the hamster later in a very unusual place.
- When Megan McDonald takes her big sister's favorite stuffed animal to school, her clever cover-up turns into a monster mess-up.
- And when Johanna Hurwitz decides to change her name, her new one surprises even her!
Open the book to read these stories and more!
You won't want to miss out on all is fun!
- GenresChildrens
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
David A. Adler
400 books204 followersDavid Abraham Adler is an American children's author. He was born in New York City, New York in 1947. He graduated from Queens College in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics and education. For the next nine years, he worked as a mathematics teacher for the New York City Board of Education, while taking classes towards a master's degree in marketing, a degree he was awarded by New York University in 1971. In that same year, a question from his then-three-year-old nephew inspired Adler to write his first story, A Little at a Time, subsequently published by Random House in 1976. Adler's next project, a series of math books, drew on his experience as a math teacher. In 1977, he created his most famous character, Cam Jansen, originally featured in Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, which was published that year.
Adler married psychologist Renee Hamada in 1973, and their first child, Michael, was born in 1977. By that time Adler had taken a break from teaching and, while his wife continued her work, he stayed home, took care of Michael, and began a full-time writing career.
Adler's son, Michael S. Adler, is now the co-author of several books with his father, including A Picture Book of Sam Adams, A Picture Book of John Hancock, and A Picture Book of James and Dolly Madison. Another son, Edward, was the inspiration for Adler's Andy Russell series, with the events described in the series loosely based on adventures the Adler family had with Edward's enthusiasm and his pets.
As of November 2008, Adler has three sons and two grandsons. He lives in Woodmere, New York.
(source: Wikipedia)
Adler married psychologist Renee Hamada in 1973, and their first child, Michael, was born in 1977. By that time Adler had taken a break from teaching and, while his wife continued her work, he stayed home, took care of Michael, and began a full-time writing career.
Adler's son, Michael S. Adler, is now the co-author of several books with his father, including A Picture Book of Sam Adams, A Picture Book of John Hancock, and A Picture Book of James and Dolly Madison. Another son, Edward, was the inspiration for Adler's Andy Russell series, with the events described in the series loosely based on adventures the Adler family had with Edward's enthusiasm and his pets.
As of November 2008, Adler has three sons and two grandsons. He lives in Woodmere, New York.
(source: Wikipedia)
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September 1, 2020
My 8 year old daughter liked some of the stories I read to her from this collection and thought the rest were boring. Overall she thought it was good not great.
November 29, 2012
This is a clever collection of short stories from popular children's authors. Each story is a true tale from the author's own childhood and the age group is narrowed to children in the second and third grades. I love that the stories are true and many of them are funny.
This is a good book to give to a reluctant reader. Each story is short and entertaining and will give children an appreciation for nonfiction. The black and white illustrations are cartoonish and complement the stories nicely.
I borrowed this book from my nephew's collection of books during our Thanksgiving trip. I love seeing the different books he and his sister have - they are slightly older than our girls, so we usually find some great books to read.
I would've liked to have shared this one with our girls, but they were too busy playing with their cousins. And since we were only visiting for a short time, I didn't even try to get them to sit down long enough for me to read it to them.
This is a good book to give to a reluctant reader. Each story is short and entertaining and will give children an appreciation for nonfiction. The black and white illustrations are cartoonish and complement the stories nicely.
I borrowed this book from my nephew's collection of books during our Thanksgiving trip. I love seeing the different books he and his sister have - they are slightly older than our girls, so we usually find some great books to read.
I would've liked to have shared this one with our girls, but they were too busy playing with their cousins. And since we were only visiting for a short time, I didn't even try to get them to sit down long enough for me to read it to them.
February 25, 2015
Fun book of short stories!
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