This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award. It was recognised in the Picture Book category by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

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 2012 by Charlesbridge Publishing, U. S. .

Rebecca Bond grew up in Peacham, Vermont. When she is not having fun painting and writing, she is busy fixing up her old house in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston and spending time with her two young children. She is the author of several picture books and has illustrated one chapter book, The Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root . Suzanne Slade is the author of 100 books for children, including many titles on science topics. Suzanne holds a Mechanical Engineering degree, and has worked on Delta IV rockets and car braking systems before beginning her writing career. She lives in a suburb of Chicago with her husband and two children.