This book is part of a book series called Nate the Great Detective Stories .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 42 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Turtleback Books .

Marc Simont has illustrated children's books since 1939. He won the Caldecott Medal for 'A Tree is Nice'. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut, with his wife, Sara.