This is volume 1 in Explorer .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Turtleback Books .

Kazu Kibuishi is the founder and editor of the critically acclaimed Flight anthologies, as well as the creator of COPPER. He lives in Alhambra, California, with his wife and fellow comics artist, Amy Kim Kibuishi, and their son. Visit him online at www. boltcity. com. Jake Parker is an illustrator and cartoonist whose picture books include The Girl Who Wouldn't Brush Her Hair , The Tooth Fairy Wars , The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man , and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Little Snowplow . He also created the Missile Mouse graphic novels, published by Scholastic. He lives in Utah with his wife and their five children.