This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Gryphon Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Young Hoosier Book Award. It also was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised by the Monarch Award. Also it was recognised by the Texas Reading List.

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 50 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 2003 by Elsevier Australia .

DOUGLAS FLORIAN is the creator of many acclaimed picture books, including mammalabilia, insectlopedia, and beast feast.