This book is part of a book series called Scraps Of Time .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Turtleback Books .

Patricia C. McKissack has written more than one hundred books about the African American experience. Gordon C. James , a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, is a nationally recognized, award-winning fine artist specializing in figurative drawing. He is the illustrator of the Scraps of Time children's book series. He has worked for Hallmark as an illustrator and artist and has taught at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.