There are 30 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 1997 by Walker Books Ltd .

John Watson was Managing Director of the UK operation of the academic publisher Springer-Verlag for fifteen years. Prior to that he was Editorial Director at McGraw-Hill, and before that, Publisher at Macmillan. The author of several textbooks on electronics and electrical engineering - and one on car maintenance - he is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and has co-written a book on practical astronomy with Sir Patrick Moore. Martin Waddell is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living writers of books for children. He has won many awards for his work, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004.