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Discover the wonderful world of insects in this beautiful 3D search-and find book. Join Little Ladybird and friends as they head off on a journey through an exciting world populated by beetles, spiders, butterflies and many more colourful little creatures. Clever 3D glasses will offer young readers a joyful and dynamic hunt among the jungle and its inhabitants! Little Ladybird is bored, so she decides to go and see the world and make new friends.She meets some colourful beetles along the way and is rescued from a big bird by some mantises in a tropical forest. There’s no stopping Little Ladybird and her new friends as they meet spiders, butterflies, frogs and other little creatures, each more beautiful and fascinating than the last. Little Ladybird soon realises that the world is full of wonders: ‘Nature really is an artist!’

Asian Celebrity Cultures in the Digital Age represents the first comprehensive study on the transformations of celebrity cultures in increasingly globalised and digitalised Asian societies. It discusses relations between Asian celebrities and digital media across emerging phenomena in celebrity practices, cultures, politics, fandom, and economies. Highlighting original case studies from prominent Asian societies, including India, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan, this book sheds much-needed light on the de-Westernisation and internationalisation of celebrity studies and is essential reading for scholars and students in celebrity, fandom, digital media and communication, and cultural studies.