This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Calkins Creek Books .

Peggy Thomas is the author of multiple picture books, including award-winning Calkins Creek titles Thomas Jefferson Grows a Nation , Farmer George Plants a Nation , and For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson . She is also the co-author of Anatomy of Nonfiction, the only writing guide for children's nonfiction. Edwin Fotheringham is the illustrator of many picture book biographies, including Blue Grass Boy: The Story of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass Music ; A Home for Mr. Emerson ; and Those Rebels, John & Tom . He is also the illustrator of the Tony Baloney series by Pam Munoz Ryan. Visit edfotheringham. com. Barb Rosenstock is the author of the Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box , Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library , The Camping Trip that Changed America , and several others that have received numerous accolades and starred reviews. She lives in Illinois with her husband, sons, and two big poodles.