This book is part of a book series called Around-The-House History .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-9 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2008 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers .

JOHN MANDERS has illustrated more than a dozen award-winning books for children, including Humphrey, Albert, and the Flying Machine by Kathryn Lasky. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You can visit his website at www. johnmanders. com. Patricia Lauber is the author of the Around-the-House series and more than 125 other books for young people. Her Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of St. Helens was a Newbery Honor Book. She lives with her husband and two cats, Beemer and MeToo, in New Canaan, Connecticut.