The dauntless Space Cat — aka Flyball — and his pal, Colonel Fred, blast off for their most fantastic destination yet! While they're on their way home from Venus, the astronauts are forced to make an emergency landing on Mars. Although Flyball's a bit bored by the Red Planet at first, his curiosity is piqued by its sole surviving fishing cat, a friendly female named Moofa. Will she turn out to be the cat's meow?This new edition of a charmingly illustrated story is the third 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. childrens fiction;juvenile fiction;science fiction and fantasy;fiction;series;chapter book;venus;mars;red planet;astronauts;emergency landing;animals;cats;fishing cat;intrepid feline;space exploration;solar system;escapades;action and adventure;humorous;funny;engaging; caldecott; newbery; newberry; riven; venus; mars; space; fantasy; science fiction; kids; eve titus; anatole; catstronaut; cat in space; feline; fur; explorer; sci-fi; for kids;