03162cam a2200505 i 4500 20014742 3228 20220407114702.0 170920t20172016nyu j 000 1 eng d 9780062643629 (hardcover) 0062643622 (hardcover) YDX eng YDX rda BDX DLC English J [Fic] GUID Cottrell Boyce, Frank, author. 130950 Sputnik's guide to life on Earth / Frank Cottrell Boyce. First U.S. edition. New York, NY : Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017. ©2016 321 pages ; 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Originally published: London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2016. 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. 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. Ages 8-12. Human-alien encounters Juvenile fiction. 130951 End of the world Juvenile fiction. 130952 Foster children Juvenile fiction. 130953 Communication in families Juvenile fiction. 130954 Science fiction. 130955 Foster home care. 130956 Extraterrestrial beings. 130957 End of the world Fiction. 130958 Human-alien encounters Fiction. 130959 JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Orphans & Foster Homes. bisacsh 130960 JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction. bisacsh 130961 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship. bisacsh 130962 Communication in families. fast (OCoLC)fst01728100 130963 End of the world. fast (OCoLC)fst00909634 130964 Foster children. fast (OCoLC)fst00933178 130965 Human-alien encounters. fast (OCoLC)fst00963475 130966 Human-alien encounters Fiction. sears 130959 ddc BOOK 631610 631609 0 0 ddc 0 0 F KWAML MASOBL CHILD 2022-04-07 EJF COTT 33228031020403 2022-04-07 2022-04-07 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 F STANRL MILAL GEN 2023-04-21 210.00 EJF COTT 33228031012316 2023-04-21 2023-04-21 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 F STANRL EMBAL CHILD 2023-11-07 210.00 0 EJF LENT 33228031013102 2023-11-07 2023-11-07 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 F ERMEL AMSTL CHILD 2024-03-29 210.00 EJF COTT 33228031100410 2024-03-29 2024-03-29 BOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 F DAVEL DAVEL CHILD 2026-01-12 3322803112 210.00 0 EJF COTT 3228200041022 2026-01-12 2026-01-12 BOOK