Laika / Nick Abadzis ; color by Hilary Sycamore.

Title:

ISBN:

9781596431010

9781596433021

Personal Author:

Abadzis, Nick

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : First Second, 2007.

Physical Description:

205 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Summary:

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.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR MG 2.8 2.0 115986.

Reading Counts RC 6-8 5.4 5 Quiz: 41570.

Subject Term:

Dogs--Soviet Union -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Sputnik satellites -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Space race--Soviet Union -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Dogs -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels

Graphics