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Highlights
- "This easy science fiction book continues the same kind of humor and adventure of the author's first book, Space Cat.
- 6-10 Years
- 8.2" x 5.3" Hardcover
- 96 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Science Fiction
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About the Book
"Recommended." -- Library Journal. Flyball is back, and this whimsically illustrated hardcover volume recounts the intrepid cat's voyage to Venus, where he and his pilot friend encounter strange plants that can communicate without speaking.Book Synopsis
"This easy science fiction book continues the same kind of humor and adventure of the author's first book, Space Cat. Illustrations in black and white are well suited to the text. Recommended." -- Library JournalFlyball the Space Cat is back, and this time he's living in Luna Port, the first city on the Moon. Workers at the lunar station are building a rocket to transport him and his pilot buddy, Colonel Fred Stone, to Venus. The two friends take a long voyage to the planet, where they encounter violet skies, torrential ammonia rains, and strange plants that can communicate without speaking.
This new edition of a charmingly illustrated storybook from 1955 is the second of a four-book series starring the intrepid feline known as Space Cat. Young readers will delight in taking a look at space exploration from Flyball's point of view and following his escapades across the solar system.
About the Author
Scottish poet, novelist, and artist Ruthven Todd (1914-78) is best known as an editor of William Blake's works and an author of children's stories, including four Space Cat adventures. He also wrote detective fiction under the pseudonym R. T. Campbell.Illustrator and writer Paul Galdone (1907-86) specialized in children's books. His illustrations for Eve Titus's books include the Basil of Baker Street series. Galdone and Titus were nominated for Caldecott Medals for Anatole (1957) and Anatole and the Cat (1958), titles that were named Caldecott Honor books in 1971. Galdone was posthumously awarded the 1996 Kerlan Award for his contributions to children's literature.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 6-10 Years
Sub-Genre: Science Fiction
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages: 96
Publisher: Dover Publications
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Ruthven Todd
Language: English
Street Date: June 13, 2018
TCIN: 1002821196
UPC: 9780486822730
Item Number (DPCI): 247-40-5895
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.5 pounds
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