This book is part of a book series called In Their Own Words .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

This book was published 2003 by Scholastic Paperbacks .

Peter and Connie Roop are award-winning authors of over 100 children's books. Their popular books, over three million sold, are for readers K--8 including history, biography, science, nature, humor, and historical fiction.