Incident at Hawk’s Hill
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Incident at Hawk’s Hill is a 1971 historical novel by Allan W. Eckert about a young boy on the Canadian prairie who survives in the wild by bonding with a badger.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Incident at Hawk’s Hill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6294137 — 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: Incident at Hawk’s Hill Context triple: [Allan W. Eckert, notableWork, Incident at Hawk’s Hill]
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Kinder Scout mass trespass
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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: Incident at Hawk’s Hill Target entity description: Incident at Hawk’s Hill is a 1971 historical novel by Allan W. Eckert about a young boy on the Canadian prairie who survives in the wild by bonding with a badger.
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A.
The Crash of Hennington
The Crash of Hennington is an early novel by British-American author Patrick Ness, showcasing his emerging talent for blending character-driven storytelling with speculative and satirical elements.
-
B.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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C.
Auspicious Incident
The Auspicious Incident was the 1826 violent suppression and abolition of the Janissary corps by Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, marking a major turning point in the empire’s military and administrative modernization.
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D.
Kinder Scout mass trespass
The Kinder Scout mass trespass was a landmark 1932 protest in England in which ramblers deliberately walked on private land to demand public access to the countryside, helping pave the way for national parks and expanded rights of way.
-
E.
Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
"Horsell Common and the Heat Ray" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," depicting the first deadly Martian attack on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Allan W. Eckert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Newbery Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1972 Newbery Honor ⓘ |
| basedOn | loosely based on a true story ⓘ |
| containsElement |
prairie homesteading life
ⓘ
wilderness survival skills ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresAnimal | badger ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s literature
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ survival fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Return to Hawk’s Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUse | children’s historical education ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ben MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed depiction of badger behavior ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | six years old ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Canadian prairie ⓘ |
| targetAudience | middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
ⓘ
human–animal bond ⓘ survival in the wild ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1870s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Incident at Hawk’s Hill Description of subject: Incident at Hawk’s Hill is a 1971 historical novel by Allan W. Eckert about a young boy on the Canadian prairie who survives in the wild by bonding with a badger.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Allan W. Eckert