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32 pp.
| Kane Miller
| March, 2019
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Trade
ISBN 978-1-61067-824-7
$14.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Iris Deppe.
Soviet dogs Belka and Strelka became, in 1960, among the first animals to return, alive, from orbital flight. Southgate and Deppe tell and show their story with suspense, enthusiasm, and little anthropomorphism. The automatically appealing narrative is bolstered by useful scientific facts ("Strelka's puppies prove spaceflight is not harmful"). With a zip equal to the story, the pictures use well-outlined, simple forms in depicting the dogs in various visual configurations. Timeline.
Reviewer:
Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2019