This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

This book was published 2006 by Listening Library .

Betty G. Birney has written episodes for many children's television shows and is the author of over thirty-five picture books. Her work has won many awards, including an Emmy and three Humanitas Prizes. She lives in America with her husband and son. ALAN GRATZ is the author of many critically-acclaimed books for children and teens, including Samurai Shortstop , an ALA Top Ten Books for Young Adults; Prisoner B-3087 ; The Brooklyn Nine ; Refugee ; and the League of Seven trilogy ( The League of Seven , The Dragon Lantern , The Monster War ). A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Alan is now a full-time writer living in western North Carolina with his wife and daughter.