This book is part of a book series called Red Hot Reads .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-14 years.

There are 223 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Turtleback Books .

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. He lives in Oxford. Philip Pullman is an award-winning, bestselling author. The His Dark Materials trilogy (Scholastic) has garnered critical acclaim throughout the world; the last volume, The Amber Spyglass, was the first children's book to be awarded the Whitbread Prize (in 2001). His other novels include The Ruby in the Smoke and Tiger in the Well (Viking). He lives in Oxford. Nick Hardcastle is an experienced artist and illustrator whose commissions range from adult fiction to murals on the Underground. He is also a regular cartoonist for the Guardian and the Evening Standard.