This book is part of a book series called Younger Readers .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

This book was published 1998 by National Geographic Society .

Jim Arnosky is an award-winning author/illustrator of more than 100 books for young readers, many of which have collected many starred reviews. Jim lives in Vermont, but travels all over the U. S. for school and library visits. Visit jimarnosky. com to learn more.