Reading level: 9-14 years old. Retail price: $14.90 (before GST).
Secrets of Singapore
Shortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards 2016 - Best Non-Fiction Title
Shortlisted for the Popular Reader's Choice Awards 2016 - English (Children) Books Category
Red Dot Book Award 2016-2017 (Older Readers) 2nd Place Winner
Curious about Singapore during the Japanese Occupation? Confused about Separation and Merger?
In Secrets of Singapore, Danger Dan and Gadget Girl uncover the nation’s past, from the time of Sang Nila Utama in 1299 to independence in 1965. But wait, there’s more!
They also investigate intriguing areas seldom found in your history books (shhhh!), like cinemas, airports, sports and of course, food! Join the superhero duo as they unearth fascinating facts like:
- Which animals have escaped from the Singapore Zoo?
- How long was the very first MRT ride?
- Where can you see a tiger car? (And what on earth is a tiger car??)
Secrets of Singapore: National Museum
Winner of Best Book Cover at the Popular Reader's Choice Awards 2017 - English (Children) Book Category
2nd Prize at the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2017 - English (Children) Books Category
In Secrets of Singapore: National Museum, Danger Dan and Gadget Girl take a peek behind the pillars of the National Museum to see what secrets it guards. And what a treasure trove! From way back to the time of Sang Nila Utama right up to modern day Singapore, the superhero duo unearth curious artefacts such as a headless horseman figurine from the 1300s, and banana money (not made from actual bananas) from the Japanese Occupation.
In exploring the museum, Danger Dan and Gadget Girl discover that the museum itself hides a curious past. It was once located in a school (Raffles Institution, no less!), and some of the more unusual gifts it received included an elephant and a tiger. Luckily, they were dead. Otherwise, there would have been chaos at the museum.
Join Danger Dan and Gadget Girl on an adventure through the National Museum and watch history come to life right before your eyes!
Secrets of Singapore: Botanic Gardens
Shortlisted for the Singapore Book Awards 2019 - Best Non-Fiction Title
In Secrets of Singapore: Botanic Gardens, Danger Dan and Gadget Girl go out on a limb to uproot the Singapore Botanic Gardens’ deepest, darkest secrets.
Within the lush grounds, the superhero duo find a tree so
famous that its portrait can be found in any Singaporean’s wallet, as
well as an orchid older and taller than any human alive. Flying back 140
years into the past, they also discover that the Botanic Gardens used
to be home to a mixed bag of critters, including a tapir who dreamed of
being a rock. Not a rock star. Just a rock. #achievablegoals
There’s more! Danger Dan and Gadget Girl realise that the
botanical world is more twisted than they think. As it turns out,
strawberries are only pretending to be berries, tomatoes can’t decide
whether they are fruits or vegetables, and sunflowers are really evil at
heart.
Trek through the Singapore Botanic Gardens with Danger Dan
and Gadget Girl. You will never look at your plant pals the same way
again!
Secrets of Singapore: Changi Airport
National Bestseller - 15 weeks on the Straits Times Bestseller List
2nd Prize at the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2019 - English (Children) Books Category
Red Dot Book Award 2020-2021 (Younger Readers) - nominee
In Secrets of Singapore: Changi Airport, Danger Dan and Gadget Girl take to the skies!
The two superheroes find out that there’s more to Changi Airport than just planes and passengers. They reveal intriguing secrets in places like the taxiways (which have nothing to do with taxis), the runways (which have nothing to do with running) and the apron (which has nothing to do with cooking). Jewel is a real gem, though.
That’s not all!
Danger Dan and Gadget Girl also discover that video game devices are used to screen baggage, that someone once lost a pet hamster in the airport and why food tastes like cardboard in a plane (hint: it’s not because the chef’s a dud).
Join Danger Dan and Gadget Girl as they clear the air by solving all the mysteries shrouding Changi Airport!
