This book was recognised by the Americas Award.

This book is part of a book series called Signature Lives .

This book has been graded for interest at 10-12 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Compass Point Books .

Robin Doak, a former editor of Weekly Reader and U. S. Kids magazine, has 18 years of experience writing for children. She has written more than 35 books for young readers on various subjects including history, geography, and science.