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What kind of tree grows in the sea? How tall are the tallest trees? Which tree can change how its leaves taste? This lift-the-flap book holds the answers, along with masses of other amazing tree facts, and can tell you why we need trees - and why they need our help.Chapters in this book include:- Trees are amazing- Tree parts- Changing seasons- Tree homes- Tropical trees- Watery trees- Cold trees- Extraordinary trees- Trees are our friends- Plant a tree

Twenty all-new stories of summertime, full of adventure, fun and a generous pinch of magic. A mermaid who struggles with singing finds her true gift; an ice-cream seller finds a book of magical recipes; a boy decides to set a world record, any world record, to save his friends' kickabout space; and a family of vampires accidentally book a holiday to Rome. Beautifully descriptive language, pacy stories and lively illustrations make for a deliciously moreish collection, perfect for encouraging developing and newly-confident readers.

Get ready for the new school year with this engaging activity book. From grammar and punctuation to addition and subtraction, this handy book is full of fun activities and puzzles to refresh skills. Perfect preparation for going back to school. With over 50 activities and 4 pages of stickers.

Join the little red tractor as it works on the farm through the changing seasons.There are four tracks in this book for the wind-up tractor to drive around as it ploughs fields, sows seeds, feeds the animals, helps with the harvest, and clears away snow. The four tracks can also be taken out of the book and joined together to make one huge track for the tractor to trundle around.- Charming farm scenes- Includes facts about the tractors different jobs through the year- A perfect gift for little fans of big machines- Includes wind-up tractor

An engaging, clear and fully updated introduction to a range of subjects for young children.A fact-packed introduction to a wide variety of topics, including History, Nature, How People Live and How Things Work. Full of extraordinary photographs, detailed diagrams and plenty of illustrations. Engaging text and clear explanations of what can be complex subjects. Also includes amazing facts about animals, Earth and space, and detailed maps and flags of the world.Chapters in this book include:- Our World- Animals and plants- How your body works- History- How people live- Science- How things work- Space- Maps of the world- Flags of the world

Build new cars in the factory, put speedy trains on the tracks and stick enormous planes on the runway in this exciting book. There are all sorts of vehicles to spot and talk about on every page. With over 450 stickers to add to the charmingly illustrated scenes.

A perfect school holiday activity that will entertain children for hours. Meet a host of animal friends as they pack for their adventures, choose how they'll travel, and visit all kinds of different places from the sunny seaside to the snowy mountains. Use the stickers to bring the fun and vibrant scenes to life.

Join a group of charming animal characters on their first day at school. Use the stickers to help them get dressed, choose what to take, travel to school and find their way around their new classroom. There's a friendly teacher to meet who shows the friends all the fun things that happen at school. With lots of things to talk about on every page, little children can learn all about what to expect.

An easy-to-read introduction to world history for young children.A bright, lively introduction to world history - from the dinosaurs to the Civil Rights Movement - with simple text, amazing photographs and detailed illustrations. Provides clear explanations to questions such as "Who lived in the Forbidden City?", "Where did the Vikings come from?" and "What was the Industrial Revolution?"- Includes acomprehensive index, plusQR linksto selected websites and videos atUsborne Quicklinks.- An idealstarting pointandreference bookfor any child with questions about history.Chapters in this book include:- Dinosaur world- The first people- The first farmers- The first cities- Ancient Egypt- Celtic warriors- Ancient Greece- Ancient China- Ancient Rome- Viking raiders- African kingdoms- Living in a castle- Living in a village- Inca cities- Aztec life- Italian ideas- Exploring the world- Tudor England- Ming China- Russian rulers- Living in Japan- Living in America- Mogul India- Dutch traders- Fren

A fascinating, friendly introduction to the prehistoric world, with simple text and amazing illustrations. With answers to questions such as "What was the biggest dinosaur?", "What was the ice age?" , "Why did the dinosaurs die out?", and more. Includes internet links to carefully selected fun and informative websites.Chapters in this book include:- The prehistoric world- How the Earth began- Under the sea- Life on the land- Swampy forests- Reptiles and mammals- The first dinosaurs- Hunter dinosaurs- Raptors- The first birds- Tyrannosaurus rex- Giant dinosaurs- Duck-billed dinosaurs- Horned dinosaurs- Stegosaurs- Boneheads- Spiky dinosaurs- Baby dinosaurs- Sea reptiles- Flying reptiles- The death of dinosaurs- The first mammals- More mammals- South American mammals- Ice age mammals- The first people- How do we know?- New discoveries- Prehistoric facts and figures- Prehistoric words

From word searches and anagrams to secret messages and riddles, this brightly illustrated book is the perfect companion for the summer holidays. Each page is packed full of summer-themed fun to keep kids entertained on long road trips, at the airport, or on quiet afternoons at home.

From rippling waves and craggy coral to scaly fish and turtles with patterned shells, this exciting activity book is full of beautiful underwater scenes to fill in.Use colouring pencils to bring them to life, and you'll reveal the hidden patterns that swirl across the paper, making the pictures look truly magical.- 16 scenes to fill in for hours of screen-free fun- Includes fascinating facts about the different sea creatures

It's back! Usborne's much-loved handbook that teaches YOU how to be a detective. Follow Detectives Diss and Datt and their team as they investigate all sorts of nefarious criminals and wrong-doers.A mix of step-by-step instructions and comic strips explains all the tricks detectives use to find clues at a crime scene, uncover evidence, follow a trail, interview suspects and witnesses, see through disguises and lies. Each example also features a story to show how the detectives use these skills, and there are all sorts of puzzles that readers can solve to see if they can identify crooks, spot strange goings on, and make sense of different clues.The characters and situations in the book are all made-up, and appropriate for kids age 8 and up to read about and enjoy. The tips and tricks are all safe to use in and around the home. But, do note, these tricks are all GENUINE detective skills, that would help any budding detective who might dream of becoming a crime-solving sleuth when they gr

A little girl encounters some last-minute nerves when she is almost ready to start school. Who will help make breakfast, walk the dog and keep grandpa company when she's not here? And what if she feels lonely being away from home? With good humour and a lot of patience, her grandparents help her see that school is the start of an exciting adventure that will open the world up for exploring, and enable her to make really good friends!

Can two very different women put aside their differences to save the bookstore they love? The Japanese bestseller that kicked off a seven-book series – adapted for TV and 200,000 copies soldRiko Nishioka is assistant manager of the flagship Pegasus bookstore in Kichijoji. After working her way up from a part-time position, she is now, aged forty, a respected figure in the Japanese publishing industry. But she has a nemesis.Aki Kitamura, twenty-seven, has waltzed in as a full-time employee thanks to her family connections. A free spirit with a rebellious streak and a silver spoon in her mouth, she’s anything but a team player.The two are always clashing – both at work and over their personal lives. But when Riko is given notice that the store will be closing in six months’ time, they face a stark choice.Can they put their petty enmities aside to boost sales and save their livelihoods or will they go down fighting . . . each other?Translated from the Japanese by Haydn Trowell

Bursting with laugh-out-loud, quick-fire fun, you'll meet Red Panda - Nature's Jerk, Art Shark, Business Bee, discover the mystery behind The Squid. Discover what happens when the Doodles go on a hat-related mission involving fabulous style, heated debate and total panic . .. It's an explosion of mirthful mayhem!Along the way, get style tips in Monster Fashion, seek cures for your ailments from Dr Bacon, MD, and reveal your future in chicken-related horoscopes. You've never read a book like this before, so prepare yourself for laughs aplenty!

Join Bluey and her friends in this fun story with six jigsaw pieces to play with!Bluey and her friends are having fun together. Follow the story, find Bluey's friends and then put together the jigsaw pieces to make a special picture.Join Bluey and her friends in this fun story with six jigsaw pieces to play with!Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: A Jigsaw Puzzle BookBluey: A Big Pop-Up BookBluey: Puppets: Starring UniverseBluey is an Emmy award-winning Australian children's television programme following the adventures of a loveable six-year-old Blue Heeler Puppy, Bluey and her family. It’s currently showing on Disney+, BBC iPlayer and CBeebies in the UK. Bluey enjoys exploring the world and using her imagination to turn everyday life into an amazing adventure. Join Bluey in this fun collection of story, activity and novelty books that celebrate play.

Discover a world of wonder on a walk in the park, with this beautiful picture book from the National Trust.Let's explore the park today.We'll spot some secrets on the way.Look what I found! A pine cone.Its knobbly scales are locked tightly shut.Set off on a trip to the park to find natural treasure, from a big green leaf to sweet-smelling rose petals, then learn more about the found object with irresistibly illustrated and informative nature notes.Packed full of fascinating facts alongside a gentle rhyming narrative and encouraging children to get outside and explore their surroundings, this is a nature treasure hunt series for the whole family to treasure!Other titles in the series include:*Look What I Found in the Woods,*Look What I Found at the Seaside,*Look What I Found at the Farm,*Look What I Found by the River.

Discover a world of wonder on a walk in the park, with this beautiful picture book from the National Trust.Let's explore the park today.We'll spot some secrets on the way.Look what I found! A pine cone.Its knobbly scales are locked tightly shut.Set off on a trip to the park to find natural treasure, from a big green leaf to sweet-smelling rose petals, then learn more about the found object with irresistibly illustrated and informative nature notes.Packed full of fascinating facts alongside a gentle rhyming narrative and encouraging children to get outside and explore their surroundings, this is a nature treasure hunt series for the whole family to treasure!Other titles in the series include:*Look What I Found in the Woods,*Look What I Found at the Seaside,*Look What I Found at the Farm,*Look What I Found by the River.

A funny bedtime picture book in an extra tall split-page novelty format!From award-winning picture book creator Guilherme Karsten, illustrator of Hen in the Bed.Praise for Hen in the Bed:"Charming version of the classic counting song "Ten in the Bed"" - BookTrustIt's night-time and everyone is fast asleep, until - WAAAH! - Baby Giraffe wakes up. Oh dear! As each animal wakes up the neighbour in the apartment below with their noisy snip-snapping, chattering and ROARING, soon the whole building is wide awake. Will anyone ever get any sleep. . .? Oh my! What a night!Turn the split pages to see the noisy mayhem mount up - and spot some cheeky mice joining the fun!Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.

Welcome to Frog Town - come on in, there's lots to do!In Frog Town, toddlers will become part of this wonderful world by moving the magical mechanisms to help their fantastic frog hosts - Flo, Fiona, Freddy, Frankie and . . . Dave!At the Frog Garage, toddlers will use the robust board mechanisms to help Freddy lift heavy tyres, wash the car with Flo and pump up flat tyres with Frankie.With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push, pull or turn on every spread as well as a surprise mirror finish, this hilarious book is packed full of Frog Town fun!Illustrator Alberto Lot has a unique, characterful style and a quirky sense of humour, making him the perfect person to create this series of books for toddlers, inspired by their love of imaginative play.Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.Also available:Frog Town: Café

A series of board books to help toddlers develop from first words to first phrases by introducing simple word combinations and first experiences.In My Potty! we follow four toddlers and their families as they start their potty training journey. Go to the shop to buy a potty ("let's go shopping!"), practice and try it out ("sit down", "stand up!") then learn what to do after ("time to wipe", "pull up pants", "wash hands"). This book also offers reassurance with accidents, shows toddlers that trying to go without results is still good practice and then celebrates successful potty trips together!With text written in consultation with Priya Desai, a children's speech and language therapist, Toddler Talk features familiar scenes of everyday life with lots of busy toddlers to look at (including a mirror on the final page so they can see themselves).Includes a FREE Nosy Crow Stories Aloud® audiobook! Scan the code, hear the story.Read along with your toddler to build the next step in their la

The utterly addictive new YA murder mystery thriller from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of ACE OF SPADES and WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE.MEET THE HEIRSOctavius the Maestro.Fola the Brain.Bilal the Olympian.Perdita the Artist.Romeo the Failure.FIVE PRODIGIESEveryone has heard of the Button heirs: the five genius children of infamous billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and trained under the "Button Method", they've had no choice but to be brilliant.ONE DEAD FATHERBut brilliance comes at a deadly price. Because at their father's tenth annual Prodigy Ball, Leontes Button is murdered.A MANSION FULL OF SUSPECTSAs long-buried secrets come to light, one thing is clear: everyone at the ball had reason to want him dead. After all, their father was especially good at making enemies...A rollercoaster of twists and turns with secrets, lies, murder and money, The Heirs is The Inheritance Games meets Knives Out.

'A master class in human behavior from someone who’s lived it at the highest level.' – Steven Bartlett, author of The Diary of a CEO Simple but powerful body language skills to connect instantly with anyone and build rapport, from the international bestselling author of What Every Body is Saying, Joe Navarro. Over his twenty-five-year career as an FBI counterintelligence officer, Joe Navarro had to read people in an instant, build trust in the most reluctant of people and nurture life-long relationships. The key to achieving it was simple but powerful: body language. In Mastering Connections, Navarro draws on his unique experiences and shows readers how to apply these skills to their everyday lives. In this book, you will discover how to: Master the art of the first impressionBuild trust and rapport with someone newHandle workplace negotiationsDefuse tension and conflictBe prepared for a first dateFoster life-long relationships.

Learn to live in the moment in this magical fantasy adventure that teaches us to leave behind the mundane and delight in imagination and play! After Daddy has finished working from home for the day, his daughter takes him out on a walk that soon turns into an epic journey across enchanting landscapes. Along the way, they encounter magical creatures like trolls and pixies, yetis and giants, but Daddy doesn’t believe in any of them! Will she convince her dad to put away the distraction of his work crisis, and finally see the magic all around them? Learn to let go of the day-to-day and enjoy magical moments with our loved ones.

★ 最小偵探出動，辦最大離奇失蹤案！★ 爆笑懸疑×彩色插圖×漫畫分鏡，閱讀節奏超帶感★ 古靈精怪主角登場，讓孩子一翻開就停不下來夜深人靜，巴斯城本該安安靜靜，沒想到就在一碗字母湯前，法比歐．尖牙竟然突然憑空消失！這起詭異又滑稽的案件，立刻驚動了全世界最講究穿著、最有自信、也可能是最迷你的偵探──芥末先生。面對線索稀少、危機步步逼近，還有壞蛋緊追在後，這位小小名偵探能不能在混亂中找出真相？本書以全彩插圖搭配漫畫式分鏡，帶出辦案的刺激、角色的怪趣與故事的笑點，就像一部節奏飛快的兒童偵探電影。適合喜歡推理、幽默與圖像閱讀的孩子，一起跟著芥末先生展開一場又驚又鬧的破案大冒險！Meet the number one (and smallest) detective, Monsieur Mustard. Dressed to the nines, he is a charming and very famous crime-solving mouse.Monsieur Mustard curls his whiskers just so, slips on his fancy suit, looks at the handsome front-page picture on the newspaper announcing his arrival in the city of Bath, and chuckles happily to himself. As soon as he leaves the house, he is mobbed by admirers, as usual. But just as he starts to sniff out his first mystery, everything seems to go wrong: his detective bag is stolen, he is knocked off his feet and his monocle shatters. It appears that not everyone is happy to have the world-famous detective in their city . . . With the help of new friends, can Monsieur

Stunning, large-format board book with flaps on every page and lots of dinosaurs to meet!A brand-new title in this best-selling gift format from award-winning illustrator and homeware and stationery designer, Edward Underwood.The perfect gift book for dinosaur fans of all ages, with bold colours and big flaps that will catch a child's attention on every page as they learn all about dinosaurs with over 100 words and pictures to spot. This book will help develop vocabulary, encourage speech and promote book confidence in an interactive way, as well as introduce first words from the world of dinosaurs.Other books in the 100 First Words series include: First Words, First Words: City, First Words Nature, My First ABC and My First 123

Wiska Wildflower is back! From the creator of Isadora Moon, Harriet Muncaster. Told in diary format and packed with beautiful full-colour illustrations, this is the enchanting story of Wiska Wildflower's first school expedition-to one of the most dangerous places in all of Wiskling Wood! We're going on a school trip to Wiskling Mountain! We have to read a map and make our own camp and find and cook our own food-it's a BIG deal. Wiska is excited to be paired with Citrine for the school trip, but when Citirne persuades her to join her on a secret mission to find a rare starflower, she begins to have doubts.After disaster strikes, the friends seek sanctuary in a hidden spot in Wiskling Wood. What they find there is incredible and life-changing. But will their friendship survive this dangerous adventure? Book 2 following the Children's bestseller The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The New School.

The Meanest Goose on Earth is back! Honkingly funny storytelling from bestselling author Alex Latimer-highly illustrated and full of laughs, this is the perfect series for emerging readers. Gordon is THE MEANEST GOOSE ON EARTH. Well .. . he used to be, but now he's trying to change his ways and be a GOOD GOOSE.The trouble is, it's really tricky to be kind and patient and good, especially when you've always been mean. In Gordon Saves the Day, there's a new goose in town! Unfortunately for Gordon, it's Captain Quack-the superhero. The whole town's excited about having another 'good goose' around, but Gordon can't help but wonder .. . is Grover Gardens big enough for the both of them? For more mean goose antics read Gordon in the City.

★ 一個人去夏令營？從崩潰開場到友情大爆發，笑料與成長一次收滿！★ 結合《遜咖日記》的爆笑日常、《保母俱樂部》的女孩情誼與《怪咖少女事件簿》的尷尬魅力！★ 滿滿日記感、插圖感與校園社交修羅場，超適合8–12歲讀者一口氣讀完！★ 第一次離開熟悉世界，也許正是遇見全新自己的開始！露比原本以為，這會是她人生最完美的夏天。第一次參加夏令營，還能和最好的朋友萊莉一起待上整整一個月，光想就讓人興奮到睡不著。沒想到，就在出發前一天，萊莉竟然打來說她摔斷了腳，不能去了。於是，原本滿懷期待的旅程，瞬間變成一場要獨自面對陌生女孩、陌生小木屋、陌生活動的生存挑戰。露比只想躲進房間，最好誰都不要來找她。可是夏令營的節奏，根本不可能讓人安靜縮在角落！新朋友、意外事件、心跳加速的小曖昧，還有一連串讓人想尖叫又忍不住大笑的場面，全都接連登場。這個夏天，也許沒有照計畫進行，卻可能比她想像中更難忘、更閃亮。"I think I just might die. Riley called this morning, aka the DAY BEFORE we leave for camp, to tell me SHE CAN'T GO. She broke her ankle. So now I have to go alone. All I know is, I'd better pack more notebooks, because I plan on never leaving my cabin. EVER."Packed with the laugh-out-loud fun of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the empowering friendships of The Babysitter's Club, and the hilarious and cringe-worthy moments of Dork Diaries - the perfect summer read for 8-12 year olds.Rubie can’t wait to go to summer camp for the very first time. She and her best friend, Riley, are going to have an ENTIRE MONTH T

If you knew you didn''t have long to live, who would you tell? What would you say? And how would you deliver the message?Reito Naoi has just been fired. Enraged and fuelled by feelings of revenge, he tries to steal a valuable device from his workplace, but things don''t go to plan, and he ends up arrested.In jail, Reito is paid an unexpected visit by a lawyer who offers to arrange for his release, if he complies with the wishes of the lawyer''s client. Seeing no alternative, Reito accepts and soon discovers that the lawyer''s client is his aunt. When Reito tells her that he has no plans for the future, she gives him an order: ''What I want you to do is to guard a camphor tree.'' And thus begins Reito''s custodianship of a camphor tree standing on the grounds of a shine - a camphor tree with a mysterious legend associated with it...

Meet five appealing axolotls - cute little salamanders from Mexico - swimming through this exciting addition to the much-loved That's not my... series.With their bright, bold, eye-catching illustrations and fuzzy, furry, smooth and soft tactile patches on each page, babies and toddlers love the best-selling That's not my... books.That's not my... books are designed to be shared, and support sensory and language development.Don't forget to spot the little white mouse on every page!DID YOU KNOW...? One That's not my... book is sold every minute in the UK! With over 80 titles to choose from, there's a That's not my... book for everyone.

Young football fans will love the games, puzzles and activities in this BIG activity book. It's packed full of football-related scenarios, from training drills and skills to big matches and celebrations.Puzzles include spot the difference, matching games, mazes and finding the odd-one-out.Sticker pages include dressing the footballers, training time and arriving for the big final.Press-outs include a football shirt door hanger, cards for Snap! and pairs, finger-puppet footballers and goals to fold and make.Art activities include how to draw a striker, designing your own football strip and colouring in the cup winners.

Filled with humour, heart and a touch of the supernatural, this brilliant series takes you on non-stop globe-trotting adventures - perfect for the most intrepid of readers!An action-packed cross between Adventures on Trains and My Brother is a Superhero.When Maisie travels with her dad to the Pyramids to research his book, How to Break Codes, she thought they'd mainly be looking at hieroglyphs. But after being drawn into a race to discover a secret tomb, Maisie finds herself having to survive a scorpion attack, a sandstorm and a hot air balloon ride after becoming lost in the desert.With adventure at every turn, Maisie is in for a surprise as what she really discovers is another truth about herself. But is she ready to face it?Have you read Maisie's other adventures?*Maisie Vs Antarctica (Books Are My Bag Children's Book of the Month, October 2024)*Maisie Vs The HimalayasPraise for Maisie:"Perfect blend of laugh-out-loud comedy and high-stakes action" - Zohra Nabi, Waterstones Book of

From a noisy dawn chorus to a dark night, this sticker book takes you around the world discovering the incredible variety of birds that live there. Add bright, shimmering parrots and tiny hummingbirds to leafy, tropical trees, penguins and other seabirds to icy seas, and find out which birds are bigger than people. With over 150 stickers to add to lots of exciting scenes, this book will provide hours of entertainment, and lots of information too.

Strikeis an action-packed football book about chasing your dreams and standing up for what you believe in.Place the ball. Pick your spot. Three steps back.Breathe.Owen is closer than ever to achieving his dream: becoming a professional footballer. All he has to do is stay focused. No distractions. Just football.But when a hidden note tucked inside his new boots reveals a cry for help from the factory workers who made them, Owen discovers the beautiful game might be hiding some ugly secrets. Suddenly, chasing his dream doesn't feel so important. It's time to decide which path he really wants to take.A story about taking your shot and being brave enough to change the game, from the best-selling author ofKick.

Discover the magical world of Sticker Dolly Dressing!Enter the magical kingdom where fairies light up the sky with sparkling gems, sprinkle crystals to create glistening snowflakes, explore a crystal cave and hunt for shiny treasure washed up on a seashore. Children can use the stickers to dress the dolls and decorate the fantastic scenes.- The number 1 bestselling sticker series with characters to dress and colourful scenes to decorate- Over 200 stickers in every book!- With 12 scenes to complete- Easy to remove perforated sticker pages for decorating each scene- Hours of enjoyment to stimulate any child's imagination- Develop children's concentration and fine motor skills- Ideal for ages 5+- 24 pages and 10 sticker pages of screen-free fun!

Welcome to The Game - an exciting summer camp where you will make new friends, build resilience and test your limits! You will be put into a team of five with strangers, no screens, no shortcuts. Everyone starts from scratch and has to make friends and find a way to the finish line together.Tig has been packed off to Game Camp to gain confidence, but is immediately wary of the other team members: bossy and ultra-competitive Maya, intense Joni, grumpy screen-addicted Frank and quiet, sporty Jake. They are all so different: but must find a way to work together. They embark on a series of physical and mental challenges, with Tig (and therefore the reader) choosing the path. When the team start noticing strange things happening around them in the woods - ghostly noises, wild weather and suspicious-looking Game Camp staff - they uncover a mystery to solve. Will you lead the team to victory, or into chaos? And will they all find out a lot about their true selves during the process...? You, t

The chaos and anarchy of Bunny vs Monkey meets the diary format of Loki and the sparring character dynamics of Blackadder in this two-colour, highly illustrated, laugh-out-loud debut!The underworld is a dangerous place.It's all fiery and there's marauding dragons and all sorts of other critters you wouldn't want to run into. Demise, aka Bone Head, isn't bothered about any of this.Why?Because he's a skeleton guardian of the underworld - and not just any guardian. He thinks he's the BEST and is determined to prove it... with catastrophic results...Demise just wants to impress his Big Boss, Hades, god of the underworld. Problem is, Hades barely knows he exists. After an attempt to get attention backfires horribly, causing the gates of Hades' castle to disintegrate, Demise and Mort are demoted to dog-sitting duty. And the dog in question? Cerberus, the famously ferocious three-headed dog of the underworld.What could possibly go wrong with two creatures made out of bones trying to keep a ma

Jungkook is one of the world’s biggest stars, period. His first album, Golden, sold more than 2 million copies on the day of its release and stayed on the Billboard 200 for twenty-four consecutive weeks. How did a young prodigy from South Korea make music history?The Meaning of Jungkook is an unofficial kaleidoscopic exploration of the forces that made Jungkook into the triumph he is today. This book does more than just chronicle his humble beginnings in Busan and meteoric rise to fame. A lively narrative, it places Jungkook in a larger cultural and historical context, shedding light on the inner workings of the K-pop industry, internet culture, ARMY, and more.We learn that Jungkook’s ruthless work ethic is a symptom of Korean culture and its singular pursuit for excellence; his style of dance places him in the lineage of Michael Jackson; and “the soldout king” has a unique visual appeal that meets high, intensive Korean beauty standards but also subverts it with his irreverent style c