Klushantsev, Pavel. Illustrated by Voishvillo, E., B. Kalaushin, and B. Starodubtsev. All About the Telescope. Translated by Jan Butler. Moscow: Progress Publishers. (70 p.) 1980
This book was a translation of the 1972 Russian book:
Klushantsev, Pavel. Illustrated by Voishvillo, E. О ЦЁМ РАССКАЗАЛ ТЕЛЕСКОП (What the Telescope Told.) Leningrad: L. Detgiz. (66 p.) 1972.
Bleep and Booster was a beloved children's animated sci-fi series featured on the BBC's Blue Peter from 1963 to 1977. For 1966-1968 there was a yearly annual album with adventures of the duo. I love space art in general and feel that images of children exploring space are important in helping them imagine people (and themselves) in space and the possibilities. These adventures are seen through a British eye since England did not have a manned space program. Instead "plucky" children were taken to the Moon and planets by friendly aliens. But children could see images of "themselves" doing space walks, exploring alien planets, and observing manned capsules of the Americans.
Timym, William. Bleep and Booster Annual. London: Purnell and Sons, Ltd. (77 p.) 1966.
Here are the last of my scans from this book. It is a large book with large illustrations every few pages. The artist was Teodor Rotrekl (6 June 1923 in Brno – 1 September 2004 in Prague) who was a Czech illustrator and painter. His most known works are illustrations of science fiction books and journals.
Shtuka, I.
Illustrated by Rotreckl, Teodor. Шесть Дней На
Луне-1 (Six Days on Luna One.)
Prague: Artia. (211 p.) 1965.
