It Takes a Village
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"It Takes a Village" is a 1996 book by Hillary Rodham Clinton that argues children’s well-being depends on support from families, communities, and society as a whole.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It Takes a Village canonical | 1 |
| It Takes a Village: Picture Book | 1 |
| It takes a village to raise a child. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T357902 — 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: It Takes a Village Context triple: [Hillary Clinton, notableWork, It Takes a Village]
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A.
On Our Own
On Our Own is a 1989 R&B/new jack swing single by Bobby Brown, best known as the theme song for the film "Ghostbusters II."
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B.
No Place Like Home
"No Place Like Home" is a Christmas-themed song featured on Tamar Braxton's holiday album "A Legendary Christmas."
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C.
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference is a collection of speeches by climate activist Greta Thunberg that calls for urgent global action on the climate crisis.
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D.
Something in Common
"Something in Common" is an R&B song by Bobby Brown featuring Whitney Houston, best known as a romantic duet highlighting their real-life relationship.
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E.
Every Little Step
"Every Little Step" is a 1989 R&B/New Jack Swing hit single by Bobby Brown that became one of his signature songs and a major commercial success.
- 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: It Takes a Village Target entity description: "It Takes a Village" is a 1996 book by Hillary Rodham Clinton that argues children’s well-being depends on support from families, communities, and society as a whole.
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A.
On Our Own
On Our Own is a 1989 R&B/new jack swing single by Bobby Brown, best known as the theme song for the film "Ghostbusters II."
-
B.
No Place Like Home
"No Place Like Home" is a Christmas-themed song featured on Tamar Braxton's holiday album "A Legendary Christmas."
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C.
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference is a collection of speeches by climate activist Greta Thunberg that calls for urgent global action on the climate crisis.
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D.
Something in Common
"Something in Common" is an R&B song by Bobby Brown featuring Whitney Houston, best known as a romantic duet highlighting their real-life relationship.
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E.
Every Little Step
"Every Little Step" is a 1989 R&B/New Jack Swing hit single by Bobby Brown that became one of his signature songs and a major commercial success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationPublicationDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | children's picture book ⓘ |
| author |
Hillary Clinton
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surface form:
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
role of community institutions in child development
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role of government in supporting families ⓘ shared social responsibility for children ⓘ |
| genre |
political literature
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
It Takes a Village
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
It Takes a Village: Picture Book
|
| hasSequel | Dear Socks, Dear Buddy ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Democratic Party politics in the United States ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-684-83112-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
child welfare
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community responsibility ⓘ family support ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narratorOfAudiobook |
Hillary Clinton
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surface form:
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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| notableQuote |
It Takes a Village
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
It takes a village to raise a child.
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| pages | approximately 318 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| subtitle | And Other Lessons Children Teach Us ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It Takes a Village Description of subject: "It Takes a Village" is a 1996 book by Hillary Rodham Clinton that argues children’s well-being depends on support from families, communities, and society as a whole.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
It takes a village to raise a child.
this entity surface form:
It Takes a Village: Picture Book