There are 32 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 1999 by Walker Books Ltd .

Mike Bostock is a highly respected illustrator with numerous awards to his name including a TES Junior Information Book Award, Friends of the Earth's Earthworm Award, and a Parent's Choice Illustration Award for his first picture book, Think of an Eel. An author of over fifty books for children, including Do Like a Duck Does! and Rosy's Visitors. Illustrator of The Big Red Bus by Judy Hindley.