This book is part of a book series called Bring the Classics To Life-Level 1 .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 72 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2003 by Edcon Publishing Group .

Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New York City. In addition to writing fiction, Irving studied law, worked for his family's business in England and wrote essays for periodicals. Some of his most famous tales, including Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, were first published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon.