This book is part of a book series called Life Portraits .

This book has been graded for interest at 11-14 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Gareth Stevens Publishing .

Barbara A. Somervill has been writing for more than 30 years. She has written newspaper and magazine articles, video scripts, and books for children. She enjoys writing about history, science, and investigating people's lives for biographies. Ms. Somervill lives with her husband in South Carolina.