{"product_id":"space-cat-visits-venus-hardcover","title":"Space Cat Visits Venus - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuthven Todd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul Galdone\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis easy science fiction book continues the same kind of humor and adventure of the author's first book, \u003ci\u003eSpace Cat\u003c\/i\u003e. Illustrations in black and white are well suited to the text. Recommended. -- \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlyball 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.\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScottish 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. \u003cbr\u003eIllustrator 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 \u003ci\u003eAnatole\u003c\/i\u003e (1957) and \u003ci\u003eAnatole and the Cat\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756279922976,"sku":"9780486822730","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6edda3221c0468977d7c21578dd9e12d.webp?v=1780078081","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/space-cat-visits-venus-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}