LAIKA THE ASTRONAUT

Laika is a homeless stray living on the streets of Moscow when she is picked by the Space Programme to be the first ever animal laun ched into orbit! But her rocket disappears and everyone thinks Laika is lost forever - no one knows what happened to her. Now you'll discover in Owen Davey's imaginative story that Laika was rescued by a loving new owner and found her true home on a planet far, fa r away.