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Laika  Cover Image Book Book

Laika / Nick Abadzis ; color by Hilary Sycamore.

Abadzis, Nick. (Author). Sycamore, Hilary, (illustrator.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1596431016
  • ISBN: 9781596431010
  • ISBN: 1596433027
  • ISBN: 9781596433021
  • Physical Description: 205 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : First Second, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205).
Target Audience Note:
GN370L Lexile
Decoding demand: 98 (very high) Semantic demand: 100 (very high) Syntactic demand: 60 (medium) Structure demand: 87 (very high) Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 2.8 2 115986.
Awards Note:
A Junior Library Guild selection
Subject: Dogs > Soviet Union > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Sputnik satellites > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Space race > Soviet Union > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Dogs > Juvenile fiction.
Artificial satellites > Juvenile fiction.
Space race > Juvenile fiction.
Caricatures and cartoons > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Graphic novels.
Children's stories.
Comics (Graphic works)

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library J GRAPHIC ABADZIS (Text) 0001001353083 JUV Graphic Available -


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