my Tasty Tidbits? Explore your local library
or check out these online sites:
MOSQUITOES: www.nature.com/news/2010/100721/full/466432a.html (Nature)
FERRETS: www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/nuis_exo/ferret/ferret.html (California
Department of Fish and Game)
PYTHONS: www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-python.html (San Diego Zoo)
RECYCLING: maine.gov/spo/recycle/mainerecycles/enduringlitter.htm (Maine State
Planning Office)
http://earth911.com/news/2007/04/02/benefits-of-aluminum-can-recycling/ (Earth 911)
WHALES: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-19431540 (BBC News)
news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120830-ambergris-charlie-naysmith
-whale-vomit-science/ (National Geographic)
SLEEP DISORDERS: healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/healthy/matters/consequences
/sleep-performance-and-public-safety (Healthy Sleep)
www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/toll-of-sleep-loss-in-america (WebMD)
DUST DEVILS: science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/14jul_dustdevils/
(NASA Science News)
www.weatherquestions.com/What_are_dust_devils.htm (WeatherQuestions.com)
CAVES: www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm (National Park Service)
science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/stalactite-stalagmite.htm
(How Stuff Works)
MACARONI; recipes.howstuffworks.com/menus/who-invented-macaroni-and-cheese.htm
(How Stuff Works)
HAMSTERS: a-z-animals.com/animals/hamster/ (A-Z Animals)
EXERCISE: science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/
CARNIVOROUS PLANTS: ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/03/carnivorous-plants
/zimmer-text (National Geographic)
phys.org/news204438872.html (PhysOrg.com)
JUPITER: www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-is-jupiter-k4.html
(NASA)
ANTS: http://insects.about.com/od/antsbeeswasps/a/10-cool-facts-about-ants.htm
(About.com)
About the Creators of
einstein the
class hamster
JANET TASHJIAN has written twelve books for middle-
grade and young-adult readers. She loves doing
school visits around the country, talking to students
about reading, cartoons, and how important it is
to have chocolate around when you’re revising. Her
son, JAKE TASHJIAN, has illustrated four books for kids.
Einstein the Class Hamster is based on a comic strip
he created in sixth grade. Jake is an avid surfer; Janet
is an avid coffee drinker. They live in Los Angeles.