Space Cat Series by Ruthven Todd

"An amusing combination of comical cat story and science fiction for the youngest fans, made even more amusing by the artist's interpretation of a cat in a space suit." — Horn Book A little gray kitten with a taste for adventure stows away on an airplane, and the daring stunt turns out to be his first step toward becoming … Space Cat! The plane's pilot, Captain Fred Stone, names his fuzzy new friend Flyball and welcomes him to an experimental station set up in the middle of the desert... more"An amusing combination of comical cat story and science fiction for the youngest fans, made even more amusing by the artist's interpretation of a cat in a space suit." — Horn Book A little gray kitten with a taste for adventure stows away on an airplane, and the daring stunt turns out to be his first step toward becoming … Space Cat! The plane's pilot, Captain Fred Stone, names his fuzzy new friend Flyball and welcomes him to an experimental station set up in the middle of the desert. Flyball enjoys supervising the station's workers and takes particular interest in the big rocket ship that he's not allowed to explore. Regardless of the rules, the kitty is determined to hitch another ride, and before you know it, Flyball's wearing a custom-made pressurized suit and headed for the Moon. This new edition of a charmingly illustrated storybook from 1952 is the first 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. less

Flyball was the only cat on the Moon. He had gone there with his friend Colonel Fred Stone - and now a new rocket ship was being built to take Colonel Stone - and of course Flyball - to the planet Venus.Flyball's mind was busy. What would a Space Cat find on Venus? Mice? There had been none on the Moon. Birds, perhaps?The things he did find were a great surprise even to a Space Cat... moreFlyball was the only cat on the Moon. He had gone there with his friend Colonel Fred Stone - and now a new rocket ship was being built to take Colonel Stone - and of course Flyball - to the planet Venus.Flyball's mind was busy. What would a Space Cat find on Venus? Mice? There had been none on the Moon. Birds, perhaps?The things he did find were a great surprise even to a Space Cat.The story is told with the same delightful humor as the first book about Space Cat, and is again illustrated by Paul Galdone, who first pictured Flyball's jaunty personality. less

Space Cat, that dauntless explorer, is off again in "a most fancy ship" with his friend Captain Fred Stone."His sleek tail waving gently on high, Flyball went in search of adventure." Text and pictures - and Paul Galdone has made wonderful pictures - show the strange things he found.Although by now he is "an experienced and slightly bored" space cat, certain things on Mars do interest him - very much!

Space Cat and his Martian wife Moofa, with Colonel Fred Stone and their two lively kittens, take a break in their routine Earth-Moon trips for a more thrilling visit to one of the planets Alpha Centauri.In this distant solar system they have the most remarkable and amusing adventures. The planet is of the same type as Earth but there is something very different about it, so everyone on the space ship Einstein is in for a great many surprises, some pleasant, some unpleasant - all exciting.