When a strangely-coloured ball lands in Hamish's garden one day, he kicks it back into the sky. Young readers can follow its journey through the galaxy in this imaginative story, which explores the possibility of parallel lives in the universe with a rhythmic text full of wit and humour.

 

There are 32 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 1998 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Hugh Montgomery conceived this story as he climbed Mt Aconcagua in the Argentine Andes. He is a consultant in intensive care and based his earlier book, "The Voyage of the Arctic Tern", on his diving experiences. Liz Pyle has illustrated some of the most dramatic mountains on the globe, as well as pictures for books, CDs, newspapers, magazines, posters and children's books. Jonathan Meres is the author of the best-selling WORLD OF NORM series, the first of which was nominated for The Scottish Children's Book Awards in 2012.