Dogs in Space

Cross-curriculum STEM opportunities; includes additional information about the space race; full of beautiful illustrations and easily accessible text.Science, survival and dogs in spacesuits! Meet Belka and Strelka, two stray dogs from Moscow who, in August, 1960, changed the face of space history forever, when they became the first dogs to orbit Earth and return home safely. This beautifully illustrated nonfiction picture book includes additional information about the space race and other animals in orbit.