Parachuting Hamsters and Andy Russell

by David A. Adler, Will Hillenbrand (Illustrator)

Overview

Andy and Tamika can’t wait for a weekend of fun in the big city, but Tamika’s aunt Mandy has planned trips to boring museums and fancy restaurants. Even worse, someone is dropping hamsters off the top of Aunt Mandy’s building, causing trouble everywhere . . . and getting Andy blamed. It’s a big-city mystery that only Andy Russell can solve!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780152164140
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	09/27/2011
Series:	Andy Russell Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	211,353
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.37(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

DAVID ADLER has written more than a hundred books, including Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man and Mama Played Baseball. He lives on Long Island, New York. 

WILL HILLENBRAND has written and illustrated many award-winning picture books, including The House That Drac Built by Judy Sierra and his own Down by the Station. He lives in Terrace Park, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Eddie Quit?		1	(7)
Make This Stop!		8	(7)
Oh My Goodness!		15	(9)
Detective Andy Russell		24	(8)
Cashews Are Nuts		32	(9)
Watch Out!		41	(15)
Beep! Beep!		56	(14)
Andy Russell Was Here!		70	(12)
Tamika's Tricks		82	(9)
Look What Someone Did		91	(5)
So What?		96	(11)
Trouble?		107

Editorial Reviews

“Easy enough for beginning chapter-book readers, but with a thoroughly engaging plot, this fourth entry in the series is great fare for individual or group reading.”—School Library Journal
“The chapter book crowd will discover that this lively “mystery” is an entertaining addition to the series.”—Booklist

From the Publisher

Andy Russell is not looking forward to spending a weekend with his friend Tamika's Aunt Mandy. Knowing that Aunt Mandy does not have animals, does not eat pizza, and expects proper etiquette, Andy is ready for his father to just turn the car around. But when he discovers hamsters parachuting from the top of Mandy's high rise apartment building, Andy decides there is enough adventure and mystery there to keep him occupied. With visits to museums, dinners at fancy restaurants and some detective work on the side, Andy not only discovers the hamster-hating culprit, but also finds that he actually enjoys life in the city with Aunt Mandy. This easy-to-read chapter book has just the right amount of suspense and adventure to capture the imagination of young readers. Short chapters and realistic dialogue make this an excellent book for readers who are making the transition from picture books to young reader's novels. 2000, Gulliver Books, $14.00. Ages 7 to 10. Reviewer: Leah Hanson

Children's Literature

Gr 2-4-Andy and his friend Tamika are spending the weekend at the girl's aunt's luxurious apartment building in the city. They arrive just in time to catch some hamsters dropping through the air in silk-handkerchief parachutes from an upper-story apartment, and Andy is determined to find out who has mistreated the animals. When Aunt Mandy includes a younger neighbor in their outings to a museum, a ballet, and a restaurant, he does his best to get Andy into trouble of all sorts, and he deduces that Jason is responsible for the hamster incident. Readers will identify with Andy's fears about unfamiliar situations and adults who expect more decorum than the child's parents, but they will also recognize childless Aunt Mandy's growing awareness of her young guests' needs and behavior. Easy enough for beginning chapter-book readers, but with a thoroughly engaging plot, this fourth entry in the series is great fare for individual or group reading.-Lynda Ritterman, Atco Elementary School, NJ Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal