This book is part of a book series called Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers-Space Science .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-7 years.

This book was published 2008 by Children's Press(CT) .

A fifth-generation Houstonian and full-time writer, Melanie Chrismer attended both Texas A&M University and Houston Baptist University. She frequently speaks at schools and libraries, giving presentations on developing writing strategies and the history of Texas as well as roping demonstrations with her practice bull, Medium-Rare. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Women Writing the West, the Texas Coalition of Authors, and the International Reading Association.