Get ready to start your Pokemon adventure with this fun-filled journal! This book is filled with activities, quizzes and questions to inspire Pokemon fans to be the very best they can be. Design your own Pokemon gym, battle with your friends and record your most awesome adventures.

Initially developed in Japan by Nintendo as a computer game, Pokémon swept the globe in the late 1990s. Based on a narrative in which a group of children capture, train, and do battle with over a hundred imaginary creatures, Pokémon quickly diversified into an array of popular products including comic books, a TV show, movies, trading cards, stickers, toys, and clothing. Pokémon eventually became the top grossing children's product of all time. Yet the phenomenon fizzled as quickly as it had ignited. By 2002, the Pokémon craze was mostly over. Pikachu’s Global Adventure describes the spectacular, complex, and unpredictable rise and fall of Pokémon in countries around the world. In analyzing the popularity of Pokémon, this innovative volume addresses core debates about the globalization of popular culture and about children’s consumption of mass-produced culture. Topics explored include the origins of Pokémon in Japan’s valorization of cuteness and traditions of insect collecting and anime; the efforts of Japanese producers and American marketers to localize it for foreign markets by muting its sex, violence, moral ambiguity, and general feeling of Japaneseness; debates about children’s vulnerability versus agency as consumers; and the contentious question of Pokémon’s educational value and place in school. The contributors include teachers as well as scholars from the fields of anthropology, media studies, sociology, and education. Tracking the reception of Pokémon in Japan, the United States, Great Britain, France, and Israel, they emphasize its significance as the first Japanese cultural product to enjoy substantial worldwide success and challenge western dominance in the global production and circulation of cultural goods. Contributors. Anne Allison, Linda-Renée Bloch, Helen Bromley, Gilles Brougere, David Buckingham, Koichi Iwabuchi, Hirofumi Katsuno, Dafna Lemish, Jeffrey Maret, Julian Sefton-Green, Joseph Tobin, Samuel Tobin, Rebekah Willet, Christine Yano

Get ready to start your Pokemon adventure with this fun-filled journal! This book is filled with activities, quizzes and questions to inspire Pokemon fans to be the very best they can be. Design your own Pokemon gym, battle with your friends and record your most awesome adventures.

Having read every book in his tiny village, young Timo decides it is time to leave home and become a hero. And while that is easier said than done, Timo is determined to succeed. When he rescues an enchanted beast named Broof, Timo gains a gruff and reluctant ally. But little does good-hearted Timo suspect that Broof’s mysterious past will bring complications to his journey.... An engaging hero, surprising plot twists, and a host of fantastical creatures keep readers turning the pages of this spell-binding fantasy.

Faux Leather Glossy Cover, 7x10 inch bucket list or Adventure Journal for CouplesA journal for couples to list and record their adventures. Use it as a couples bucket list or a couples adventure journal. Contains: 101 Romantic, Unique and Fun Ideas to use as inspiration for your own adventure lists. Suggestions range from simple to exotic including: Learn to say "I love you" in 5 different languages Kiss in front of the Eiffel Tower Swim in every ocean Tour each other's hometowns Create a tradition for every holiday This journal contains a table of contents for the two of you to make your list with a checkbox for when it's done. Numbered pages contain journal prompts so you can write down when you completed the adventure or activity and how you felt about it. The perfect gift for: newlyweds, for an anniversary gift, husband gift, wife gift or partner gift. Helpful for new couples or couples that have been together for decades.

Join Detective Pikachu and become a super-sleuth! Learn the tricks of the trade from the best (and only) Pokemon private eye, Detective Pikachu. Shock your friends with your super sleuthing skills - become a master detective, an incredible interrogator, and a clue collector. Filled with amazing activities, fantastic facts and lots of fill-in fun, this Detective Pikachu Movie Journalgives everyone the chance to transform into a master detective! This Detective Pikachu Movie Journalis an officially licensed product. Detective Pikachuarrives in cinemas May 2019! Join the lightning-tailed sleuth, Detective Pikachu (voiced by Ryan Reynolds), on a thrilling adventure through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City, a modern metropolis where humans and Pokemon live side by side. Uncover a shocking plot that could threaten the whole Pokemon universe! Live action talent includes Justice Smith, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Rita Ora, and Kathryn Newton. Directed by Rob Letterman (Goosebumps, Shark Tale, Monsters vs Aliens).

Acclaimed author Haydon returns with the fourth book in her fantasy series of adventures about Ven Polypheme, Royal Reporter of the magical land of Serendair. Illustrations.