This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Sasquatch Award. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. It also was recognised by the Mildred L Batchelder Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 10-13 years.

There are 77 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Chronicle Books .