- Published: New York : First Second, 2007.
- Year Published: 2007
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: 205 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Graphic Novel
Reading Level
- Lexile: 370
ISBN/Standard Number
- 1596431016 (paperback) :
- 9781596431010 (paperback) :
- 1596433027 (hbk.)
- 9781596433021 (hbk.)
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Subjects
- Dogs -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Soviet Union
- Sputnik satellites -- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Space race -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Soviet Union
- Artificial satellites -- Fiction.
- Space race -- Fiction.
- Graphic novels.
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This is the journey of Laika, the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. With the blending of fact and fiction, this story intertwines three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and life.
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emotional
very nice book, realistic, and very sad.
Dog in Space!
Lika tells the story of the first dog in space, and her life from a spurned puppy to her death as a cosmodog. Lika’s story is paralleled by that of the chief scientist and her handler as they both seek to do their jobs, to prove themselves and make history. The art is slightly rough in a reflection of the time and place, the USSR in the late 1950s, but very effective in giving life to the characters and the times. I would say that in addition to the history, this very effective graphic novel caries an emotional weight that few others can project.
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