This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Black-Eyed Susan Award. It was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called Yang Family .

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

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Yearling Books .

Lensey Namioka was born in Beijing and moved to the USA when she was a child. She is a full-time writer, living in Seattle with her family.