This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Ages 6+ category by the Nappa Gold Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Washington State Book Award. It also was recognised by the Orbis Pictus Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Literary Award.

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

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Scholastic Press .

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. Barbara Kerley is the author of A Cool Drink of Water , which received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the NSTA and CBC, and You and Me Together , named an ALA Notable Book. Her third book for National Geographic, A Little Peace , was called "powerful" by School Library Journal and "stunningly beautiful" by The Boston Globe .