This book was recognised in the Special Subjects category by the Booksellers' Choice Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers .

Andrea Davis Pinkney is the author of numerous award-winning picture book biographies. A former editor at Essence Magazine who now edits children's books, she lives in Brooklyn, New York. Stephen Alcorn is an acclaimed painter and printmaker who has created artwork for a number of anthologies. He lives in Cambridge, New York. Lee Bennett Hopkins' name is synonymous with poetry. He has published nearly 100 books of poetry and edited countless celebrated poetry collections.