This book is part of a book series called Super Scientists .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 47 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alan Durant is an established children's author who has written several books for young adults as well as fiction for young children, picture books and poetry. He has previously compiled Red Hot Reads: Vampire Stories for Kingfisher. He lives in Surrey. David Kearney, a talented black-and-white line artist with particular expertise in sports provides a full-page, action-packed illustration for each story. Meredith Hooper is a well-known and successful author of non-fiction books for children.