Fourth grade level. Blank pages throughout the book are for creative kids to draw their own illustrations. Full of fantasy, mystery, humor, and just plain fun When Skeetle-The-Beetle and Duke-The-Chameleon have to fix Queeny's water problem, they end up on a curious trip to Firey Lizard Cove where they meet Firey Lizard, the Faces, invisible Sprites, Big Horned Beetles, and the real Witch Hazel. Firey Lizard is 900 years old. He hatched from his egg after spending thousands of years under Sassafras Mountain. Firey Lizard thinks no one likes him because he is too big and ugly. Firey has a close call on the edge of the bluff. Fairies turn back into mean Tal-wees who pay the price when they become rocks The power of the Ruby is rekindled when the ants get a message on the walls of their colony. Everyone wants to know, "Where is The Ruby, Where did the gold river come from? Are those shiny things diamonds? What happened to the Fairies? Tell the Lollygaggers to be quiet." A surprise ending is wonderful for Queeny and Firey Lizard. All of these exciting things happen on Sassafras Mountain.Mountain. Firey Lizard thinks no one likes him because he is too big and ugly. Firey has a close call on the edge of the bluff. Fairies turn back into mean Tal-wees who pay the price when they become rocks The power of the Ruby is rekindled when the ants get a message on the walls of their colony. Everyone wants to know, "Where is The Ruby, Where did the gold river come from? Are those shiny things diamonds? What happened to the Fairies? Tell the Lollygaggers to be quiet." A surprise ending is wonderful for Queeny and Firey Lizard. All of these exciting things happen on Sassafras Mountain. You will feel warm and fuzzy when you read this story and draw pictures right in the book. It is a keepsake.