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Sputnik's Guide To Life On Earth

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Out-of-this-world humor in Sputnik's Guide to Life On Earth.

Recommended for children and adults who enjoy imaginative and humorous books. Sputnik's Guide takes readers on a journey of discovery while exploring family dynamics, foster care, and the meaning of home. The book's unique feature is the protagonist's (Sputnik's) alien perspective of humans, providing a refreshing and hilarious take on everyday life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781447237570

Description

An out-of-this-world funny book from master storyteller Frank Cottrell
Boyce, with illustrations throughout by Steven Lenton.Light-hearted and
profound' Sunday Times Book of the Week'Wholly original and exceptionally
funny' Bookseller Book of the MonthThe 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. It's only Prez who thinks otherwise.But Prez
soon finds himself having to defend the family from the chaos and danger
unleashed by Sputnik, as household items come to life - like a TV remote
that fast-forwards people: 'Anyone can do it, it's just that people don't
read the instructions properly'; and a toy lightsaber that entertains
guests at a children's party, until one of them is nearly decapitated by it
- and Prez is going to have to use his voice to explain himself.It turns
out that Sputnik is writing a guidebook to Earth called Ten Things Worth
Doing on Earth, and he takes Prez on a journey to discover just those ten
things. Each adventure seems to take Prez nearer to the heart of the family
he is being fostered by. But they also take him closer to the day that he
is due to leave them forever...


Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Date: 2017
 

Out-of-this-world humor in Sputnik's Guide to Life On Earth.

Recommended for children and adults who enjoy imaginative and humorous books. Sputnik's Guide takes readers on a journey of discovery while exploring family dynamics, foster care, and the meaning of home. The book's unique feature is the protagonist's (Sputnik's) alien perspective of humans, providing a refreshing and hilarious take on everyday life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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