This book was recognised by the Iowa Children's Choice Award.

This is book 1 in The Five Ancestors .

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

There are 196 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Yearling Books .

Jeff Stone lives in the Midwest with his wife and two children and practises the martial arts daily. He has worked as a photographer, an editor, a maintenance man, a technical writer, a ballroom dance instructor, a concert promoter, and a marketing director for companies that design schools, libraries, and skateboard parks.