This book features in the following series: Mammoth Read, Red Banana .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David.