This book was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award. It was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 153 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

JOSEPH BRUCHAC is a poet, storyteller, and author of more than sixty books for children and adults who has received many literary honors, including the American Book Award and the PEN Syndicated Fiction Award. He is of Abenaki and Slovak heritage, and lives in Greenfield Center, New York.