This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Keystone to Reading Book Award. It was recognised by the Land of Enchantment Book Award. It also was recognised in the Folktales category by the Booksellers' Choice Award. It was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Georgia Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Bluebonnet Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Diane Stanley is the author and illustrator of more than fifty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies, including Shaka, King of the Zulus and Leonardo da Vinci . She has twice received both the Boston Globe/Hornbook Award and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Golden Kite Award. She was also the recipient of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction for the body of her work. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn more at DianeStanleyBooks. com.