This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

This book was published 2002 by Candlewick Press (MA) .

Michelle Edwards is the the author/illustrator of many books for children, including "Chicken Man", Winner of the National Jewish Book Award. She lives in Minnesota, USA. Stacey Schuett has illustrated many books for children. She lives in the USA. Phyllis Root has been writing for children for thirty years and has published more than forty books for young children. She currently teaches in the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Hamline University. Paul Meisel has illustrated many books for children, including Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?, Energy Makes Things Happen, and What Happens to Our Trash? in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in Newtown, Connecticut.