This book is part of a book series called Usborne Young Reading Series 1 .

This book is at national curriculum levels 2A, 2B . The National Curriculum sets out the programmes of study and attainment targets for all subjects at all 4 key stages. Each National Curriculum level is divided into sub-levels, where Level C means that a child is working at the lower end of the level, Level B they is working comfortably at that level, and Level A means that they is working at the top end of the level. The Government has suggested a child should achieve the following levels by the end of each school year: (i) Level 1b by end Year 1, Level 2a-c by end Year 2, Level 2a-3b by end Year 3, Level 3 by the end Year 4, Level 3b-4c by the end Year 5, Level 4 by the end Year 6.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2006 by Usborne Books .

Anne Cassidy is an established author of both teenage fiction and, more recently, fiction for this younger age range. She lives in Essex. Desideria Guicciardini has been illustrating for 20 years and loves illustrating for young children. She lives in Milan, Italy with her husband and two children.