This book presents the story of the two Soviet dogs, Belka and Strelka, who were sent into space in 1960, paving the way for the first Soviet manned flight.
Related: Europe, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia
- ISBN: 9780761451372
- Author: Lubka, S. Ruth
- Illustrator: Lubka, S. Ruth
- Published: 2003
- Themes: Dogs, Flight, Soviet Union, space
- Descriptors: Europe, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Russia