This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.

There are 103 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc .

Mr. Paulsen and his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, an artist who has illustrated several of his books, divide their time between their home in New Mexico, a boat in the Pacific, and adventures in the wilderness.