This book is part of a book series called Stories From Around the World .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 161 pages in this book. This book was published 1991 by Turtleback Books .

Virginia Hamilton's many awards include the Newbery Medal and National Book Award for M. C. Higgins the Great ; the Coretta Scott King Medal for The People Could Fly ; and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for the body of her work. Barry Moser is one of America's most distinguished artists and the illustrator of many books for children. Mr. Moser lives in Massachusetts.