Laika the Astronaut
Picture Book · Ages 0–5 · 2013

Laika the Astronaut

A stray dog vanishes in space, but her journey is far from over.

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32 pages

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Laika, a stray dog from Moscow, is chosen for a groundbreaking space mission. When her rocket mysteriously disappears, the world believes she's lost forever. But Laika's adventure is just beginning as she finds a new home on a distant planet. What awaits her in this cosmic odyssey?

From the publisher

Laika is a homeless stray living on the streets of Moscow when she is picked by the space programme to be the first ever animal launched into orbit However, her rocket disappears and everyone thinks Laika is lost forever - no one knows what happened to her. In Owen Davey’s imaginative story you discover that Laika was rescued by a loving new owner and found her true home on a planet far, far away.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
0–5
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about homelessnessBooks about outer spaceBooks about dogs
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Publication
Published
November 1, 2013
First published
October 8, 2013
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781848778788

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