This book is part of a book series called Kingfisher First Reference .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 1998 by Kingfisher .

Jon Kirkwood is a freelance author and editor, specialising in the area of technology. He has also written for the popular series The Fantastic Cutaway Book. John Farndon has written many books for children, specialising in popular science and astronomy. He has twice been shortlisted for the "Copus Science Book Prize. "