This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the William Allen White Childens Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Margaret K. McElderry Books .

Adam Gustavson is a graduate of Rowan University and the Master of Fine Arts Illustration program at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In addition to illustrating picture books, he currently teaches at Passaic County Community College and Seton Hall University. He lives and paints in West Orange, New Jersey, with his wife, their children, several guitars, and a ferret named Gracie. The author Louise Borden writes many of her highly regarded children's books about historical moments that she finds inspiring. She lives with her husband, Pete, in Terrace Park, Ohio. Visit her website at www. louiseborden. com.