This book features in the following series: Young Puffin, Young Puffins .

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1983 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Rumer Godden, who died in 1998, was one of the UK's most distinguished authors. She wrote many well-known and much-loved books for both adults and children, including The Peacock Spring (also available as a Young Picador) and Black Narcissus.