This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Nonfiction - YA category by the Benjamin Franklin Award. It was recognised in the Information Book category by the Beehive Award. It also was recognised in the High School category by the Volunteer State Book Award. It was recognised in the Middle School category by the Volunteer State Book Award. Also it was recognised in the Ages 10-14 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens. It was recognised by the Tayshas Reading. It was recognised by the Texas Lone Star. It was recognised in the Nonfiction - YA category by the Indiefab Award. It was recognised in the Nonfiction - Middle Grade category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal. It was recognised in the Nonfiction - YA category by the Moonbeam Children's Book Award.

There are 144 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 2009 by Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia) .

Sally M. Walker is the author of the ALA Notable Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 . She is also the author of Written in Bone , Fossil Fish Found Alive , and Secrets of a Civil War Submarine , which was awarded a Sibert Medal. She lives in Illinois.