About the book

The Story of LKY  is a two-part tribute to Singapore’s late founding father and Minister Mentor, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.  The manga is a collaborative effort between Shogakukan Asia and Japan’s manga authors in commemoration of  the 50th anniversary of Singapore-Japan relations. Tapping onto Singapore’s transformative period, the biographic comic  highlights  Mr. Lee’s inspirational life, and traces the significant historic events that would shape Singapore into the county it is today.

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Before Lee Kuan Yew became the founding father of Singapore, he was “Harry Lee”, a clever and mischievous child who never shied away from a challenge! Trace his early years and life in college, as well as his experiences during World War II that would eventually shape his ideals for an independent Singapore.

About the book

The Story of LKY  is a two-part tribute to Singapore’s late founding father and Minister Mentor, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.  The manga is a collaborative effort between Shogakukan Asia and Japan’s manga authors in commemoration of  the 50th anniversary of Singapore-Japan relations. Tapping onto Singapore’s transformative period, the biographic comic  highlights  Mr. Lee’s inspirational life, and traces the significant historic events that would shape Singapore into the county it is today.

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World War II had ended, and Singapore is back under British rule. Having completed his studies, Lee Kuan Yew returns home to a nation that is ready for change. But will rising communist activities hurt Singapore’s chances for a merger with Malaya? With renewed resolve, the fight for Singapore’s Independence begins!

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The “CRISIS SERIES” is a series of edutainment books that uses comics to illustrate, explain and help students learn Science in a fun and interesting way.

Aimed at upper primary school students, the series follows the adventures of two kids who wind up helping space aliens on a mission to save the earth, while learning the Science behind the “crisis” they face along the way. The full-colour book also includes easy-to-read infographics and explanations to highlight important Science facts from each chapter to help better understand the topics covered.

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The forests are in danger! Tina and Tai stumble upon a space pod that has crash-landed onto earth! Befriended by two space aliens, they are unwittingly dragged along on a recovery mission that takes them deep into the forests around the world. However, the kids soon discover that the forests are disappearing!

What is going on?! Can they learn the science behind the forests’ disappearance and do something before it’s too late?!

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Published in English by Shogakukan Asia, the Shogakukan Comics Learning Series, Detective Conan Science Files series focuses on different aspects of Science in every volume. It encourages readers of the series to learn and find out more about the various logics and theories of science through a series of case solving and in-depth explanations. The purpose of this book is to incite curiosity and nurture interest in the area of science to students who are in the primary and secondary levels, as well as to provide an informative means of entertainment to people who are generally interested in science.

The series covers almost everything in science, from animals and plants, to forces and movements. So get right in on the ride and start solving mysteries with Detective Conan and the Junior Detective League, while learning facts of science as you go along.

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Detective Conan Science Files – The Mystery of Force and Movement, reviews science topics related to Physics. Learn about the three laws as discovered by Newton, and how they apply to our daily lives. Discover what it means by applied force, frictional force, and action at a distance force, and the important roles they play in our lives. And if you have ever wondered how heights or depths play a part in the amount of pressure present, then you will find them out in this book! What’s more, you can even experiment with the various laws of Physics through everyday objects and create a pendulum that moves at your will! Have fun discovering the principles of Physics with Detective Conan and the Junior Detective League!

About the book

Published in English by Shogakukan Asia, the Shogakukan Comics Learning Series, Detective Conan Science Files series focuses on different aspects of Science in every volume. It encourages readers of the series to learn and find out more about the various logics and theories of science through a series of case solving and in-depth explanations. The purpose of this book is to incite curiousity and nurture interest in the area of science to students who are in the primary and secondary levels, as well as to provide an informative means of entertainment to people who are generally interested in science.

The series covers almost everything in science, from animals and plants, to forces and movements. So get right in on the ride and start solving mysteries with Detective Conan and the Junior Detective League, while learning facts of science as you go along.

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Detective Conan Science Files – The Mystery of Insects, covers various topics concerning insects. Learn interesting facts about the courtship of different insects, discover the different kind of relationships that exist between them, and find out how you can capture or rear insects! Get a deeper insight into the life of how social insects cooperate in a colony and what the kind of roles they perform to sustain their homes. Besides that, learn about the different kind of metamorphoses that insects go through, and be amazed by how insects think and react to different situations. This book will provide you with an entertaining read as you gain more knowledge about the insect kingdom!

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Let’s Find Pokémon BW is a children’s activity book published by Shogakukan Asia. It engages children in searching for Pokémon on each page and allows them to challenge their friends with Pokémon questions of their own! Besides being a source of entertainment for older children, it is also a learning aid for younger children as they begin to identify objects by shapes and colours. Through the identifying of Pokémon by their shapes and colours, it helps in developing the visual-spatial intelligence of young children. So jump right into the pages, and begin your search for the Pokémon! Can you find them all?

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About the book

Published in English by Shogakukan Asia, the Shogakukan Comics Learning Series, Detective Conan Science Files series focuses on different aspects of Science in every volume. It encourages readers of the series to learn and find out more about the various logics and theories of science through a series of case solving and in-depth explanations. The purpose of this book is to incite curiousity and nurture interest in the area of science to students who are in the primary and secondary levels, as well as to provide an informative means of entertainment to people who are generally interested in science.The series covers almost everything in science, from animals and plants, to forces and movements. So get right in on the ride and start solving mysteries with Detective Conan and the Junior Detective League, while learning facts of science as you go along.

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What are the various means that plants employ in order to reproduce? What is pollination and how does it takes place? Which is the most important part of a plant and what is the role it plays? And who plays the biggest role in dispersing the seeds of plants? Find out all these and more in the second instalment of the Detective Conan Science File series – The Mystery of Plants! Join Detective Conan and his friends as the solve cases and discover the secrets behind plants and the major role they play on Earth.

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Following the success of two Life-Size titles – Life-Size Dinosaurs and Life-Size Aquarium, Shogakukan Asia has published its third Life-Size titles, this time featuring a collection of majestic creatures from the Animalia Kingdom.As the titles suggest, the Life-Size series features animals across of range of species, and present them to readers in real-life sizes coupled with facts that will provide readers with an entertaining and informative read.The original Japanese version of Life-Size Animals is supervised by Etsuo Narushima, the Zoo Director of Inokashira Park in Japan, and the photos are taken and put together by Takayuki Maekawa.

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Be prepared to launch into the life-size world of the Animalia Kingdom! Observe the majestic lion up close and get a good look at how big the cuddly koala is. Be amazed by the fascinating facts detailed in the book about the various types of horned animals and how they differ from each other. And if you have always wondered how the face of a giraffe looks like from eye level, rest assured that you will see it and more in this latest title of the Life-Size series! There are so much more contained within and we promise this to be a fun-filled learning journey!

About the book

Published in English by Shogakukan Asia, the Shogakukan Comics Learning Series, Detective Conan Science Files series focuses on different aspects of Science in every volume. It encourages readers of the series to learn and find out more about the various logics and theories of science through a series of case solving and in-depth explanations. The purpose of this book is to incite curiousity and nurture interest in the area of science to students who are in the primary and secondary levels, as well as to provide an informative means of entertainment to people who are generally interested in science.The series covers almost everything in science, from animals and plants, to forces and movements. So get right in on the ride and start solving mysteries with Detective Conan and the Junior Detective League, while learning facts of science as you go along.

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Detective Conan Science Files – The Mystery of Animals, covers various aspects about animals. From the various categories and how they differ from each other, to the extinction of animal species, and how we can prevent that from further happening, this book covers it all. Readers will get a deeper insight into various facts and learn the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates amongst other interesting topics, and at the end of it all, will gain more knowledge about the animal kingdom than they thought possible!

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Published by Singapore-based Shogakukan Asia Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Japanese leading children’s book publisher, Shogakukan Inc., Life-Size Aquarium is the second of Shogakukan NEO Life-Size Series and features the various marine creatures that exist in the unfathomable ocean.The original Japanese version was authored by Sakana-kun, a renowned public figure who specialises in marine life.

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Explore the underwater wonders and get up close and personal with marine creatures, some of which you probably had never seen before. Life-Size Aquarium features the actual sizes of marine creatures and ranging from fishes to molluscs, and will allow you a deeper insight into their way of living. Life-Size Aquarium will bring you a different perspective to the underwater world never experienced before.

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Published by Singapore-based Shogakukan Asia Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Japanese leading children’s book publisher, Shogakukan Inc., Life-Size Dinosaurs is the first of Shogakukan NEO Life-Size Series and features the various dinosaurs that existed in the prehistoric times. The original Japanese version was supervised by Yukimitsu Tomida, a Senior Scientist of the biotic evolution research group of the National Museum of Nature and Science Japan, Research Department of Geology and Palaeontology. The book was illustrated by Aiichi Kato, an experienced illustrator who had worked on many realistic illustrations of extinct plants and animals, historical sites, cutting-edge technology and many others.The Editorial Advisor for the English printed copy was Dr. John R. ‘Jack’ Horner, the Curator of Paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies and the Regent’s Professor of Paleontology at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. Dr. Horner also served as the technical advisor for all of the Jurassic Park films and he has had three dinosaur species named after him.

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Life-Size Dinosaurs features dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures that existed in the different prehistoric periods, long before humans came into existence. What was the biggest dinosaur? Where and when did they exist? How did they defend themselves and survive? Exploring the what, why, when, where and how of the prehistoric times, Life-Size Dinosaurs illustrates the actual sizes of dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures during their periods of dominance and bring readers on an up-close and personal experience. The book also provides information about the dinosaurs and draw relations to present-day species. An enjoyable read for both parents and children alike, Life-Size Dinosaurs will allow readers to explore a world they have never known.