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 1996 by North-South Books (Nord-Sud Verlag AG) .

Lenny Hort, the author of George Washington and Nelson Mandela in the DK Biography series, has written many books for children, including the popular picture books Did Dinosaurs Eat Pizza? and The Seals on the Bus. His wife, Laaren Brown, has been a writer and editor for more than twenty years. They live in New Jersey with their daughters, Irene, Phoebe, and Sophie.