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CBC Showcase: Math and Science in Fact and Fiction
A dog with a destiny, Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957, never to return. But before she died, she touched the stars.
Nick Abadzis
Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. Her journey will speak straight to your heart. Nick Abadzis masterfully blends fiction and fact in the intertwined stories of three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, once a political prisoner, now a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program, and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and life. Rendered with the pitch-perfect emotionality of classics like Because of Winn Dixie, Shiloh, and Old Yeller, Abadzis gives life to a pivotal moment in modern history, casting light on the hidden moments of deep humanity behind history.
Ages 10 and up
ISBN: 1-59643-101-6
Price: $17.95
Publisher: First Second
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