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Sputnik's Guide to Life on EarthFrank Cottrell-Boyce
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Everyone else sees a dog. Prez sees a small man in goggles who says Earth is about to be deleted unless they can list ten things worth keeping.
A story about children and magical creatures, funny and moving in tone. We would put it with children of 9–12, and at a reading age of about 10 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Serious illness
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
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Or let them write their own.
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