★Korean Elementary Education STEAM Project Essential Science Books!

★Endorsed by Professor Lee Dae-Young from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Professor Kim Pil-Soo from the Future Automobile Department at Daelim University, and Professor Kim Kyung-Hwan from the Department of Navigation and Fusion at Korea Maritime and Ocean University!

★An Astonishing Encyclopedia of Vehicles, Covering Almost All Modes of Transportation in the World!

★From ships and cars to trains and airplanes, from bamboo rafts to aircraft carriers and rockets, this book takes children on a journey through time and space to understand the past, present, and future of vehicles.

★Over 600 high-definition photos, combined with clear charts, vividly display the development and changes of vehicles, making learning easier for children!

★Looking to the future, the book not only covers the emerging field of "Urban Air Mobility (UAM)" that is currently in the spotlight but also expands its vision to the broader and more promising "Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)" and other cutting-edge transportation technologies that will lead the future of transportation.

★Linked to essential knowledge required in elementary schools!

Since around 6000 BC, when primitive people first made rafts to cross rivers and migrate, to the invention of the wheel, human culture has been closely linked to the development of various modes of transportation. From easily transporting goods to freely moving to any place, human creativity and imagination have been infinitely developed through continuous innovation in vehicles. From rafts to horse-drawn carriages, to cars, steam locomotives, airplanes, and spacecraft, we now witness drones soaring in the sky, autonomous vehicles driving on the road, and maglev trains speeding along the tracks.

Furthermore, the world is accelerating the development of new types of vehicles that seem to exist only in science fiction movies, such as the Pop.Up Next, which can drive on roads and fly in the sky, as well as the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) system that can take off and land vertically in city centers and move at low altitudes, and the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) that improves transportation accessibility in remote areas, as well as the carbon-free high-speed vacuum tube train Hyperloop, etc.

This book helps children clearly grasp the past, present, and future of vehicles through a historical chart of vehicles. This book is very valuable as it thoroughly displays the various vehicles created by humans since primitive times. From the origin of vehicles to the future of vehicles, the book covers all modes of transportation that make human and goods movement more convenient.

Through this book, we hope that children can deeply understand the past, present, and future of vehicles and stimulate their imagination and creativity to think about the possible forms of next-generation vehicles that will lead the future.

The rich photo materials and information in the book aim to stimulate children's interest and curiosity. This book divides various vehicles into the fields of sky, land, sea, and space, and displays their respective development processes through rich photos and detailed information. The information is more in-depth and diverse than elementary school textbooks, which is enough to stimulate children's interest.

Book Features:
Firstly, each mode of transportation is marked with basic specifications, allowing readers to easily understand the individual basic characteristics such as speed, weight, and size of cars, airplanes, trains, spacecraft, etc. Secondly, each mode of transportation is accompanied by vivid photos to aid understanding, with over 680 visually impressive images that make the past, present, and future of vehicles clear at a glance. Finally, the book introduces future transportation technologies such as Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and the broader concept of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), along with the latest information, allowing readers to dream about how vehicles will develop in the future.

The book also includes a mobility history timeline and useful fun facts, allowing readers to understand the changes and development processes that cars, ships, airplanes and spacecraft, trains, etc., have undergone over time. Through the "Vehicle History Timeline" and the separately included "Vehicle Classification Table," all vehicles in the world are systematically organized by field. A "historical exploration" time is arranged separately for each mode of transportation to examine in detail the stories and important technological changes related to it, and "fun scientific knowledge" and "snippet knowledge" sections are set up, including the latest information, scientific information, and detailed information that children are curious about, such as car brands and emblems, SpaceX's Crew Dragon, the structure and principles of airplanes, etc.

Institute of Transportation Research
The research team is highly concerned about the development of transportation with the development of human civilization, consisting of transportation experts from different fields such as sea, land and air. In recent years, attention has been paid to green, economical transportation, and the next generation of transportation that will be widely used in the future. The encyclopedia of transportation published this time includes transportation that makes our lives easier, transportation that is widely used from the invention to the present, and future transportation to the universe.

Daeyoung Yi
He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pohang University of Technology and received his master's and doctorate degrees at Seoul National University's Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. He served as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University's School of Applied Sciences, a senior researcher at Seoul National University's Soft Robot Research Center, and is currently a professor of aerospace engineering at KAIST.


Pilsu Kim
Chairman of the Korea Electric Vehicle Association, Korea Automobile Refurbishment Industry Association, Korea Individual Mobility Industry Association, Presidential Committee, Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Environment, Trade, Industry and Energy. He has authored more than 150 automotive-related papers and holds the majority of automotive-related patents. Representative books include "Investing in Things with Wheels," "Future Car Convergence Left and Right," "Practicing Eco-Driving," "Living Only by Changing Things," "Diagnosis of Issues in the Korean Automobile Industry," and "Automotive Poetry."

Geonghwan Kim
He served as a first-class navigator for HMM (formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine). He is currently a professor at the Korea Maritime and Fisheries Training Institute and a professor at the Department of Maritime Convergence at Korea Maritime University.

Vehicle Timeline Chart

The Past and Present of Cars
The Past and Present of Ships
The Past and Present of Airplanes & Spacecraft
The Past and Present of Trains

Chapter 1: The King of the Road, Cars
Exploration of Car History
Recreational Vehicles (RVs)
Tow Trucks & Car Transporters
Police Cars
Aerial Work Vehicles
Ambulances
Excavators
Street Sweepers & Water Sprinklers
Dump Trucks
Concrete Mixer Trucks
Racing Cars
Loaders & Forklifts
Limousines
Motorcycles & Scooters
Vans
Buses
Mountain & Standard Bicycles
Sedans
Fire Trucks
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Sports Cars
Garbage Collection Vehicles
Wing Body & Standard Cargo Vehicles
Electric Vehicles
Snowplows
Top-End Handcrafted Vehicles
Camping Cars & Camping Trailers
Container Freight Vehicles
Convertibles
Coupes
Combine Harvesters
Cranes
Flatbed Trucks
Solar-Powered Vehicles
Taxis
Tanker Trucks
Tractors & Planters
Hybrid Vehicles
Hatchbacks

Chapter 2: The Amazing Ships That Navigate the Waters
Exploration of Ship History
Gas Carriers
Destroyers
Boats & Yachts
Landing Transport Ships
Icebreakers
Drilling Ships & Semi-Submersible Drilling Ships
Oil Tankers & Tugboats
Car Carriers
Submarines
Rowing Boats & Canoes
Container Ships
Cruise Ships
Ferries
Trawlers
Oceanographic Research Vessels
Aircraft Carriers
Frigates

Chapter 3: The Incredible Airplanes & Spacecraft That Fly in the Sky
Exploration of Airplane History
Gliders
Drones
Rockets
Passenger Aircraft
Hot Air Balloons & Airships
Spacecraft
Fighters
Reconnaissance Aircraft
Helicopters

Chapter 4: Trains That Run on Rails
Exploration of Train History
Light Rail
Subway
High-Speed Trains
Maglev Trains
Trams
Monorails
Open & Covered Freight Cars
Switching & Container Trains
Mountain Trains & Tilting Trains
Car Transport Trains & Steel Coil Trains

Useful Fun Facts
What are the types of car warning lights?
What is the future of cars?
What are the car brands?
What is SpaceX?
The structure and principles of airplanes