Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth

Author: Cottrell-Boyce, Frank

Science fiction (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 15 May 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Children's Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 352 pages
130 x 197 x 27 | 242g

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Shortlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal, Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by the award-winning UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026 Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an funny out-of-this-world adventure. Perfect for children aged 8+ and illustrated throughout by Steven Lenton.

'Full of heart and emotion that might just bring a tear to your eye' - Tom Fletcher, author of The CreakersCan a dog from outer space save the world?When Prez meets Sputnik – a small, loud alien – he's shocked to hear that the world is about to be destroyed. Unless Prez can show Sputnik ten things worth seeing or doing on Earth . . .

But Prez's list of amazing things is not quite the same as Sputnik's – will it be enough to save the planet?'A wonderful and exciting story about friendship and appreciating what you have' - Independent