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41st out of 69 books
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19 voters
Hot Rod Hamster
From Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord and NYT bestselling illustrator Derek Anderson comes an INTERACTIVE read-aloud picture book for the very young-featuring an extremely lovable and adorable hams
Old car, new car, shiny painted blue car
Rust car, clean car, itty-bitty green car.
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Newbery Honor-author Cynthia Lord and New York Times bestselling illustr...more
Old car, new car, shiny painted blue car
Rust car, clean car, itty-bitty green car.
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Newbery Honor-author Cynthia Lord and New York Times bestselling illustr...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
February 1st 2010
by Scholastic Press
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I was curious to see what Cynthia Lord would come up with to follow her captivating debut novel Rules. I loved that book, and was quite pleased with this new one, as well.
Hot Rod Hamster! is intended for a younger audience than Rules, of course. The rhyming text of the humorous narrative carries along the adventure of a little hamster searching for just the right tiny car parts to build just the right type of tiny hot rod car to win a race against other animals much bigger than itself, who driv...more
Hot Rod Hamster! is intended for a younger audience than Rules, of course. The rhyming text of the humorous narrative carries along the adventure of a little hamster searching for just the right tiny car parts to build just the right type of tiny hot rod car to win a race against other animals much bigger than itself, who driv...more
"Great day, grin day, build a car to win day, Cheer day, chase day, gonna have a race day!" A hamster's out to find a car for the big race at Four Paws Speedway. Several rodents and a bulldog help the hamster put a car into shape. From finding parts to deciding on a paint job, there's a lot of work to do! Hamster's been doing all the choosing, but the bulldog gets his pick in too--one that will keep the driver safe.
The repeated question of "Which Would You Choose?" adds a great interactive eleme...more
The repeated question of "Which Would You Choose?" adds a great interactive eleme...more
Very fun; I like how the bouncy rhyme is interrupted every page by a non-rhyme question-and-answer sequence--I think it keeps the text really fresh for the listener. Nice bright colors, a repeating question that prompts dialogic reading (Which would YOU choose? The answer is not always obvious, which should allow for spirited debates: the hamster chose THIS one, but *I* would choose THIS one), and numbers on cars, letters on license plates, words on flags and labels and in word bubbles, and spec...more
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I didn't think this would be a good storytime choice in the first couple of pages. But suddenly a sing-song rhyme came into my head as well as some voices for the characters and I felt like it might be a great hit! We'll see! Storytime aside, I think this is a fun, cute book that engages the reader in the Hamster's adventure.
Summer 2010 - I'm pretty sure I read this in the summer. Maybe it was fall. Either way I remember it going really well and I was sure I'd updated that I had read it. I had...more
Summer 2010 - I'm pretty sure I read this in the summer. Maybe it was fall. Either way I remember it going really well and I was sure I'd updated that I had read it. I had...more
Little Hamster wants to enter the big hot rod race, but needs to find a car. In rhyming text with big, bold illustrations the junkyard dog helps Hamster put together his hot rod racer. There are many choices to be made and the text asks the reader to help hamster make them...which color, fat tires or thin?....and there are plenty of opportunities for a story time audience to not only chime in with answers but to make all sort of car/racing sounds. This is a thoroughly enjoyable read-aloud.
Category: Grades K-3, Book #24
In my classroom, this book in in my library. It is accessible for my students who are struggling readers. It is engaging because kids love the story about a racing hamster. There isn't much to build on comprehension. The hamster has to build his car and what he will look like on racing day. It's a fun read aloud, too, because kids get to pick what kind of racer they would be.
Award:
Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee
In my classroom, this book in in my library. It is accessible for my students who are struggling readers. It is engaging because kids love the story about a racing hamster. There isn't much to build on comprehension. The hamster has to build his car and what he will look like on racing day. It's a fun read aloud, too, because kids get to pick what kind of racer they would be.
Award:
Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee
Hot Rod Hamster! by Cynthia Lord was mentioned on the 100 Scope Notes blog. It's about a hamster who goes to the junkyard to build his own hot rod for an upcoming race.
For each part of the car, the hamster is give some choices. Sometimes the book stops to ask the reader, "which would you chose?" and other times the selection is left the hamster.
That interactivity is a good start but it could have been taken further. Regardless of what choice the reader makes, the hamster makes his own choice too...more
For each part of the car, the hamster is give some choices. Sometimes the book stops to ask the reader, "which would you chose?" and other times the selection is left the hamster.
That interactivity is a good start but it could have been taken further. Regardless of what choice the reader makes, the hamster makes his own choice too...more
I bought this at the book fair at the beginning of the year because of the cute and funny pictures as well as the language in particular the adjectives that the hamster uses. The kids loved it and I did too. They got to choose how the hot rod was built and we discussed as a class why they chose that one. A sure reread every year and to use in grammar lessons. This could also be used for writing about a hot rod that they drew or made at home.
Join Hot Rod Hamster as he builds a car to win the big race. What type of vehicle will you pick? Which wheels will you chose? Don’t forget the decorations. How about big bright flames?
Hot Rod Hamster combines rhyming description words with the interactivity of asking the reading what things are their favorite or which item they’d choose. Both aspects made the book fun and entertaining. We did a lot of pretend while reading this one.
Hot Rod Hamster combines rhyming description words with the interactivity of asking the reading what things are their favorite or which item they’d choose. Both aspects made the book fun and entertaining. We did a lot of pretend while reading this one.
Meh.
Cynthia Lord, the amazing author of Rules and Touch Blue, wrote this picture book. My sister gave it to me in a huge box of random books that she didn't want in her house anymore.
My kids really liked this book but I thought it was kind of lame. I'm down with rhymes, but there was basically no plot and it wasn't that fun to read.
I wouldn't buy this book so I guess it's fine that it was donated to me!
Cynthia Lord, the amazing author of Rules and Touch Blue, wrote this picture book. My sister gave it to me in a huge box of random books that she didn't want in her house anymore.
My kids really liked this book but I thought it was kind of lame. I'm down with rhymes, but there was basically no plot and it wasn't that fun to read.
I wouldn't buy this book so I guess it's fine that it was donated to me!
This is an interesting little book about a hamster that builds a little hot rod to race. The book goes through all the small parts that he needs to build a small car for himself. The illustrations are bright and colorful. Each page begins with a short rhyme about the part he needs for his car. In the end the little hamster wins the race against the other bigger animals.
My male students, particularly those in kindergarten through 2nd grade, have been going crazy for this book! It is a very cute book that involves two things popular with young boys: animals and cars. It's a great book for read-alound because it poses some questions about how readers would build a hot rod if they could. The illustrations are colorful, cartoonish, and vibrant, and they do their part to move the story along.
A hampster wants to build a car that perfect for his little body so he can win the big race. This story has catchy rhyming text and the repetitive line, "Which would you choose" allowing children to peruse the pictures andd pick out their favorite car parts. There are also many of comics style though bubble in the pictures, which are large and colorful
I think this book would appeal to the little guys in my class. It's about cars and racing and building a car. What makes it great though is that it's interactive. Throughout the book, the author poses the question, "What would you do?" and allows the reader to feel like they're in the book and building the car alongside the character.
This engaging and rhyming book is about a racing hamster. The hamster has to build his car from parts he finds in a bulldog's junkyard. This book allows the students to interact with the story and choose what kind of car, wheels, parts, flames, and even the facial expression they want to have. I would use this book to discuss poetry. Great book for lower-level elementary classrooms!
My family purchased this book with the audio cd companion. My son thought the book was funny and liked when they made the hot rod the best. I read this with both children once, they listened to the CD and comprehension questions at least five times. I enjoyed listening to them answer the questions.
Fantastic book for the sub-5 set! Absolutely charming and fun to read. There is a little "choosing" game every other page or so, which is great for my kid, who loves that sort of thing, and the illustrations are big and colorful and really quite wonderful. Hot Rod Hamster wins!
Cute book about a hamster and his hot rod in a race. Wonderful illustrations colorful and big. Some rhyming/chanting in book among the prose. Derek Anderson the illustrator won an award for his drawings. Cute and colorful for elementary boys and girls to read 4-7 year olds.
It's OK. Cute illustrations that my 3 year old who loves race cars enjoyed. The story however is interrupted by weird rhyming phrases and random "which would you chose questions" probably meant to require your child to interact with the story but instead were just awkward.
This story is very cute. It is about a hamster who is joining a race and has to find a car. THey pick out all the parts and enter the race. He wins! It is great b/c it has open questions for students to get involved. It would be a great book for a read aloud.
My students really enjoyed this book (so did I). After reading the book, we went back through it so the students could choose their parts to create their own car.
It remind me of a Dr. Suess book with the repetition. Also, it's great for teaching onomatopoeia.
It remind me of a Dr. Suess book with the repetition. Also, it's great for teaching onomatopoeia.
So fun to read! The rhyme scheme keeps it fun and upbeat. The hamster is so stinkin' cute! I really liked how it asks the reader "Which would you choose?" It helped spark conversation and decision-making skills in my 4-year-old. I definitely recommend it.
Extremely cute and fun book for children. My son even sat and looked at the pictures with me. Great book for any of those students who love a fun book that can connect to their life, hence hot rod cars. I have a man who has a hot rod car, I call it is wife.
Feb 03, 2012
Katie Lawrence
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
children-s-books,
2011-2012-books-read-aloud
Read aloud to the joy of my little preschoolers. They were somewhat confused and thought the hamster was a cat, but had so many great ideas for what they would choose to build the hamster's race car. Just lovely and fun!
Hamster has a lot of choices in making his hot rod. Dog helps him along the way and gives him a helmet. Wanting to appeal to the choice of all readers, hamster chooses all of the trophies from the race.
I will be purchasing this book in the near future!! Perfect for a classroom library due to the fact of the rhyming words that students will be able to read. Also, this book is perfect for boys!
PB16
Great use of color and space in this book. I personally like how it allows the students to interact by asking what they would choose. Also, I love when books have sound words!
Great use of color and space in this book. I personally like how it allows the students to interact by asking what they would choose. Also, I love when books have sound words!
Bold action packed, humorous artwork! Text that draws kids in to participate!
CARS!And above all:RHYMES THAT WORK!
This one is a winner.Even if I'm NOT partial to hamsters.....
CARS!And above all:RHYMES THAT WORK!
This one is a winner.Even if I'm NOT partial to hamsters.....
This is my four year old son's favorite book! My four year old picked this book out at a book fair this year and we have been reading it a couple times a week every since.
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