This book was recognised in the Elementary category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin .

Don Brown is the award-winning creator of many picture-book biographies and graphic novels. He has been widely praised for his resonant storytelling and delicate watercolor paintings that evoke the excitement, pain, and joy of lives lived with passion. He lives in New York with his family. Visit him at booksbybrown. com and on Instagram @donsart.