This book is part of a book series called Young Hippo .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Scholastic .

Alexander McCall Smith grew up in Zimbabwe and then moved to Scotland. He is a professor of Medical Law and has written over 50 books, including the well-loved and best-selling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. He lives in Edinburgh. Tania Hurt-Newton is a well-known illustrator of children's books and has worked for many different publishers, including Scholastic and Hodder. She grew up in Africa, where she first discovered how funny elephants are! She currently lives in London.