This book is part of a book series called Smithsonians Backyard .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Smithsonian Books (DC) .

Alan Williams is President of BCW Food Products. He is the author of Teammates Matter and a children's book series, Little Teammate. An accomplished keynote speaker with nearly one million copies of his books in print, Alan has spoken to numerous Fortune 500 companies and high school athletic programs across the country. The former Tennessee Mr. Basketball finalist played only 59 minutes during his entire career as a walk-on at Wake Forest. Alan and his wife Amanda have four children and live in San Antonio, Texas. Stephen Marchesi, a former Little League baseball coach, spent most of his career in New York. As a highly regarded illustrator and artist, his work has been published by Random House and featured on the Children's Book Council bestsellers list. He brings to life the timeless character of the Little Teammate from San Diego, California. Susan Korman is the author of over thirty books ranging from picture books and licensed works to YA novels. She has written tie-in novels for Ice Age, Monsters Vs Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, Kicking and Screaming and various Transformers movies. She has also written YA titles under her own name including Overexposed and Bad Deal (a 2012 ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers).