Description: This book is packed with fascinating and fun facts surrounding music—from cultural and artistic knowledge about music, to the structure and principles of musical instruments, the music found in nature, and stories about the music we encounter in everyday life. Can ice actually sing? What does it take to become a K-pop idol? What was the first instrument ever played in space? What happens when you play music for plants? The book presents 100 topics that answer all kinds of curious questions about music, offering clear and simple facts on each one. Readers can discover the hidden secrets and scientific principles of music found in nature, daily life, culture, and history, while building a deeper understanding of and curiosity about music. The book also explores the history and culture surrounding music—such as the Scottish battles where the incredibly loud bagpipes were used as weapons, and the record NASA created to send to extraterrestrials—helping readers broaden their view of the world through the history of music. Readers will also learn fascinating facts on a wide range of topics, including griots who pass down history through song, great composers whose music was once harshly criticized, the secrets of 19th-century European opera houses, and various songs inducted into halls of fame. The book is full of captivating stories that help children learn new knowledge and grow their intellectual curiosity. Through this book, readers can understand a wide variety of facts about music and begin an intellectual adventure of exploring and discovering the truths of the world. It covers not only content from the elementary school curriculum but also historical facts and the latest topics, helping children build dreams for the future. An Infographic Layout That Makes Abstract Concepts Easy to Grasp at a Glance Each of the 100 short topics is presented in a variety of formats to effectively convey its content. Every page dealing with facts about music makes full use of illustrations, diagrams, flowcharts, and comic panels, designed as infographics that effectively combine text and images. Abstract concepts are expressed visually, and the relationships between concepts are illustrated through diagrams, making the content easier to understand. The 100 stories are each kept to a short length—from half a page to two pages—so they can be read in order or opened to any page at random. After reading the 100 topics, be sure to check out the world map included in the book. It lets readers see at a glance which countries and regions around the world each music story comes from. The book also includes a glossary and an index, making it easy to look up specific content whenever you need it.