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40 pp.
| Sterling |
September, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4549-2099-1$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Valeri Gorbachev.
In previous books, pig Rufus has been to school and aboard a pirate ship; now he's ready for a new frontier: space. Unfortunately, the space center has a no-pigs policy ("pigs pester the pilot," etc.). Rufus's ability to read overturns that policy--and is part of the Rufus books' charm. Gorbachev's ink and watercolor illustrations make Mars look as inviting as a rumpus room.