This book is part of a book series called Impact .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 1999 by Pearson Education Limited .

Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore met at school in Nottingham and the 2Steves were born! They tour the country putting on performances for thousands of children every year. Dennis Hamley lives in Hertford and has a lifelong fascination with trains and railways. Chris Butterworth is the author of over 70 books, mostly non-fiction, and has written on subjects as diverse as disasters, hiccups, basketball and snakes. She lives in London. John Lawrence has contributed to well over a hundred books as an illustrator and wood-engraver including Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman, Tiny's Big Adventure by Martin Waddell and Christmas in Exeter Street by Diana Hendry. He trained as a teacher of Drama, English and Film studies, before teaming up with Steve Barlow to become a full time author. Alan Dapre is a writer on the hit TV show Brum, produced by Ragdoll, the makers of Teletubbies.