This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Golden Kite. It was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. It also was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Children's Books of Distinction Award. It was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award. Also it was recognised by the National Book Award.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Elizabeth Partridge (www. elizabethpartridge. com) is a National Book Award finalist and author of several nonfiction books for children, including Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange ; This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie ; and Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary . She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.