This book was recognised in the Illustration category by the Oklahoma Book Award. It was recognised by the Oklahoma Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Discover America State By State .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

This book was published 2003 by Sleeping Bear Press .

Kandy Radzinski is a freelance artist living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is her second book, following Lullaby, also published by Chronicle Books. Eleanor Coerr is the author of many books for young readers, including The Big Baloon Race, a Reading Rainbow book, Chang's Paper Pony, and The Josefina Story Quilt, a Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Carolyn Croll is the distinguished illustrator of many books for children, including the I Can Read Books The Big balloon race by Eleanor Coerr and Clara and the Bookwagon by Nancy Smiler Levinson. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.