This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by G. P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers .

Hudson Talbott has written and illustrated more than 20 children's books, including Newbery Honor winner Show Way (by Jacqueline Woodson), ALA Notable Book and VOYA Honor Book Leonardo's Horse (by Jean Fritz), and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story , which was adapted into an animated film by Steven Spielberg. He lives in the Hudson Valley of New York and in New York City. Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people.