Laika: Astronaut Dog - Hardcover

Davey, Owen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763668222 ISBN 13: 9780763668228

Publisher: Templar, 2013

Synopsis

Discover the amazing adventure of the first astronaut dog!

Laika is a stray dog living on the streets of Moscow when she is chosen to be the first ever animal launched into orbit. But her rocket disappears, and everyone thinks Laika is lost forever. In Owen Davey's imaginative take on a true story, Laika is rescued by new owners and finds the perfect home on a planet far, far away.

About this title

Review

[A] highly stylized gathering of strong color and shadow, loopy lines and angles, and for much of the book, the illustrations speak for themselves. ... Superior artwork.
--Kirkus Reviews

This ... mash-up of history and fantasy comes attractively tricked out in a deftly composed homage to Soviet visual art design.
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

A sweet fact-fiction mix of a picture book.
--Booklist

The highly stylized blue, gold, and black digital art features bold shapes and perspectives and suggests a sense of Soviet propaganda posters of the era and the drama of space flight. ... [T]he art has a tour de force sweep.
--School Library Journal

About the Author

Owen Davey's first book, Foxly's Feast, was Highly Commended by the Macmillan Children's Book prize. His second title, the bedtime book Night Knight, was praised in The New York Times as, "Simple, sweet, and bound to induce sleep." He lives in England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Templar
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763668222
• ISBN 13: 9780763668228
• Binding: Hardcover