The Great Texas Hamster Drive [Hardcover]

Eric A. Kimmel (Author), Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up

Two hamsters turn into thousands as they get herded to Abilene, Texas, in this hilarious tall tale

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About the Author

Eric A. Kimmel is a Marshall Cavendish author.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 37 pages
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Childrens Books (September 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761453571
• ISBN-13: 978-0761453574
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 11.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,419 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eric A. Kimmel is well known for the tales he has retold from around the world. Some of his best-known titles are "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" (a Caldecott Honor book), "Gershon's Monster", "Anansi and the Talking Melon", and "The Runaway Tortilla". A former professor of children's literature, he lives in Portland, Oregon.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hamsters breed madly, and soon thousands are running around the range causing chaos, June 15, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Texas Hamster Drive (Hardcover)

Eric A. Kimmel's THE GREAT TEXAS HAMSTER DRIVE: AN ORIGINAL TALL TALE tells of Pecos Bill's daughter Sal, who wants a pet hamster. But the hamsters breed madly, and soon thousands are running around the range causing chaos. What to do? Why not drive them to Chicago to become city pets? Thus the great Hamster Drive begins...with Bruce Whatley's drawings fueling excitement.

3.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely hilarious Pecos Bill story, June 19, 2011

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M. Heiss (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Texas Hamster Drive (Hardcover)

This tall tale brings you a slice of Pecos Bill's family life -- and you know everything is bigger in Texas. Including hamster herds! The illustrations are a hoot.


Parent note: uses replacement curse words, like "dern", "dang," "dagnabbit."

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter loved it., September 13, 2009

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David Monroe "Derpity herp derp." (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Texas Hamster Drive (Hardcover)

I grew up in Pecos, and most of my family has lived there for quite a bit of time at one part of their lives or another, so we're all familiar with Pecos Bill. This book focuses on the children of Pecos Bill and Slue Foot Sue, specifically, their daughter, Slue Foot Sal. This book is sufficiently entertaining, and is just the right distance beyond believable to become an "official" continuation of the Pecos Bill tall tale. My animal loving daughter loved it. I think she would have liked it even if she wouldn't have had her loose ties to the West Texas region. Fans of the original tale will find many references to it, however they are low key enough to pass under the radar of those who are not.