This book is aimed at children in secondary school.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by Scholastic US .
Kris Hirschmann has been a busy children's author for more than twenty years. She spells many, many words every day--most of them correctly. Kris lives in Florida with her husband, two children, and way too many pets.