Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
- ISBN-10
- 1743549768
- ISBN-13
- 9781743549766
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-12
- Publisher
- Macmillan Children's Books
- Author
- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Description
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce, with illustrations by Steven Lenton, will send your imagination into orbit! The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster children. Now Prez has come to live with them. But, though he seems cheerful and helpful, he never says a word. Then one day Prez answers the door to someone claiming to be his relative. This small, loud stranger carries a backpack, walks with a swagger and goes by the name of Sputnik. As Prez dithers on the doorstep, Sputnik strolls right past him and introduces himself to everyone in the household. Prez is amazed at the response. The family pat Sputnik on the head, call him a good boy and drop food into his mouth. It seems they all think Sputnik is a dog. PRAISE FOR SPUTNIK'S GUIDE TO LIFE ON EARTH "Light-hearted and profound" Sunday Times Book of the Week "Wholly original and exceptionally funny" Bookseller Book of the Month "A touching tale...with wild humour and panache" The Telegraph
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- 2016-04-07
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- Pan Macmillan
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