Bibliograph

Dogs in space, written by Vix Southgate ; illustrated by Iris Deppe

Type

Label

Dogs in space, written by Vix Southgate ; illustrated by Iris Deppe

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dogs in space

Responsibility statement

written by Vix Southgate ; illustrated by Iris Deppe

Summary

In 1960, two stray dogs were plucked from the streets of Moscow to be the guinea pigs of manned space flight. Dogs in Space tells the true story of these heroic strays - named Belka and Strelka. They are put through their paces before being launched into outer space as the first ever living creatures to successfully orbit the Earth

Target audience

preschool

resource.variantTitle

Dogs in space, the amazing true story of Belka and Strelka

Classification