false <![CDATA[Laika]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186235126m/1641695.jpg 1641695 4 <div><div><div>Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. This is her journey.<br><br>Nick Abadzis masterfully blends fiction and fact in the intertwined stories of three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, once a political prisoner, now a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program, and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and life. This intense triangle is rendered with the pitch-perfect emotionality of classics like Because of Winn Dixie, Shiloh, and Old Yeller. </div><div> </div><div>Abadzis gives life to a pivotal moment in modern history, casting light on the hidden moments of deep humanity behind history. </div><div> </div><div>Laika's story will speak straight to your heart.</div></div></div> 2540092 4 9 2007 Laika total:385|5:118|4:179|3:72|2:13|1:3| 385 1551 565 132 5 1 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 16:29:23 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 13:49:29 -0800 2008 Laika, First Second, 199 pages. Graphic Novel.

Description: Laika tells the story of the Russia's Sputnik II program and the satellite's canine astronaut, Laika. The book focuses on the dog's hard early life and her bond with a trainer named Yelena.

Review: An...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 23:00:35 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 08:15:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 12:45:36 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 10:12:18 -0800 2008 Laika. I knew that everybody else cried when they read this book, but I though...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 18:48:08 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 18:51:10 -0700 2007 Where the Red Fern Grows”. Recently, however, dogs don’t die as often as a...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 30 14:55:58 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 28 15:52:54 -0800 2008 Laika was like stepping into another time.

Abadzis tells the story of Laika, the first dog to be sent into space as ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 30 06:22:12 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 06:22:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 10:41:45 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 11:30:35 -0800 2009
Laika ditulis berdasarkan kisah nyata seekor anjing, bernama Laika...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 21:47:49 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 06:58:48 -0800 2008
Sad but interesting read. A useful look into cold war Soviet Union--notice the wa...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:20:24 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 13:31:26 -0800 2009 Tapi juga rada tendensius menurutku. Penggunaan hewan untuk kepentingan eksperimen sains bukan cuma dilakukan di Rusia. NASA sendiri juga mengirim simpanse ke luar angkasa th 1961, tapi kenapa cuma pengiriman Laika yg disorot dan dikri...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 15:57:13 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 21:14:35 -0800 2008
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Nick Abadzis masterfully blends fiction and fact in the intertwined stories of three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, once a political prisoner, now a driven engineer a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 12:47:21 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 12:52:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 16:00:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 02:29:56 -0700 2009
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This is a partly fictional account of Laika, a little mutt dog (Samoyed-Husky) who was taken off the streets of Moscow and placed in the Russian space program back in the 1950's, eventually gaining fame as the first dog in outer space.

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