This book is part of a book series called Books Of Wonder .

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

There are 387 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by HarperTrophy .

Best known for his Doctor Dolittle books, Hugh Lofting (1886-1947) first had the idea for his unusual country doctor while writing to his children from the front during the First World War. The twelve books that followed are loved by children across the globe. Patricia and Fredrick McKissack are the authors of numerous award-winning books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVE REVOLTS and BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both Coretta Scott King Honor Books, and SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN? a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. Patricia and Fredrick McKissack live in St. Louis, Missouri. John McKissack resides in Memphis, Tennessee. Michael Hague is the best-selling artist of over 90 children's books. He lives in a pink house in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Patricia C. McKissack has written more than one hundred books about the African American experience.