Rufus the pig has already sailed the seven seas on a pirate ship. Now he dreams of the Moon, the stars and Mars! So he bids his mateys goodbye and reports for duty at the space centre. But Commander Luna tells him: "No pigs in space!" Why? Because Pigs pester the pilot, squeeze out all the toothpaste, do loop-the-loops in the cabin and they always want to push buttons. Then Luna learns that she needs someone to read a book live from the Red Planet or the mission is scrubbed. Once again, Rufus must use his reading abilities to make his dreams come true. This is the third tale about the adventurous pig, Rufus.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2017 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .

Kim T. Griswell has worked for Highlights for Children , The Mailbox Book Company, Boyds Mills Press, and Portable Press, and published short stories, articles, columns, blog posts, and books for educational publishers. Her picture books include Rufus Goes to School , Rufus Goes to Sea , and Rufus Blasts Off! (all Sterling; the first two were Oregon Book Awards finalists). In addition, Kim has taught writing workshops, visited schools, and done readings of her work across the country. She and her husband live in Ashland, OR. Find out more about Kim at kimgriswell. com. VALERI GORBACHEV has illustrated more than forty books for children, including his own Big Little Elephant and Skunk's Spring Surprise by Lesl a Newman. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.