Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
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Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth is a humorous and heartfelt children's novel that follows a boy and an alien visitor as they race to compile a list of reasons why Earth should be saved from destruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth Context triple: [Frank Cottrell-Boyce, notableWork, Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth]
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The Inevitable
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B.
The Search for Everything
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C.
Zero K
Zero K is a 2016 novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of mortality, technology, and cryonics through a meditative, dystopian narrative.
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D.
The Planetary Report
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E.
Life as We Know It
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth Target entity description: Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth is a humorous and heartfelt children's novel that follows a boy and an alien visitor as they race to compile a list of reasons why Earth should be saved from destruction.
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Search for Everything
The Search for Everything is a 2017 studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer that blends pop, rock, and blues influences with introspective, emotionally driven songwriting.
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C.
Zero K
Zero K is a 2016 novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of mortality, technology, and cryonics through a meditative, dystopian narrative.
-
D.
The Planetary Report
The Planetary Report is a magazine published by The Planetary Society that covers planetary science, space exploration, and related advocacy efforts for a general audience.
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E.
Life as We Know It
Life as We Know It is a 2010 romantic comedy film about two single adults who unexpectedly become caregivers to an orphaned baby after their mutual friends die in an accident.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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humorous novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| ageRange | 8–12 ⓘ |
| author | Frank Cottrell-Boyce ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Earth is threatened with destruction ⓘ |
| characterTypeOfSputnik | alien visitor ⓘ |
| containsElement |
alien technology
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list-making as a narrative device ⓘ road trip ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
humour ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardRecognition | shortlisted for several children's book prizes (various) ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtStyle | illustrated cover ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print book ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | quest ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistAge | child ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
foster care
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memory and loss ⓘ saving the world ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Prez Mellows
ⓘ
Sputnik ⓘ |
| market | UK children's book market ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | mixing comedy with emotional depth ⓘ |
| plotElement | boy and alien must compile a list of reasons to save Earth ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan Children's Books
|
| setting | Earth ⓘ |
| theme |
belonging
ⓘ
family ⓘ friendship ⓘ imagination ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 2010s ⓘ |
| tone |
heartfelt
ⓘ
humorous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth Description of subject: Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth is a humorous and heartfelt children's novel that follows a boy and an alien visitor as they race to compile a list of reasons why Earth should be saved from destruction.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
subject surface form:
Frank Cottrell-Boyce