[Over 750 illustrations! A spectacular collection!] Land, sea, air, and space… Introducing everything from ancient times to the future in one volume, “The Complete Guide to the World’s Vehicles” is scheduled for release in late November.
Kawade Shobo Shinsha Press release: October 2, 2025 To Members of the Press [Over 750 illustrations! A powerful collection!] Land, sea, air, and space… Introducing everything from ancient times to the future in one book, “Completely Understandable! “The World’s Great Vehicle Encyclopedia” will be released in late November. Approximately 500 types of vehicles are featured. Their origins, evolutionary history, workings, and mechanisms are explained in detail with detailed illustrations.
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mechanisms. Furthermore, the book covers not only the vehicles themselves, but also the important concept of “transportation,” which is inseparable from vehicles. Related transportation facilities such as roads, gas stations, ports, and airports are also introduced in detail, along with the vehicles themselves. And the most appealing thing about this book is, without a doubt, its gorgeous visuals. This large-format illustrated encyclopedia measures 307mm high and 258mm wide per page, and even uses two double-page spreads (width x width) to boldly layout a variety of illustrations. The powerful visuals, which fill the entire spread, are a major draw of this book. Most of these illustrations are detailed 3D CG visuals, meticulously drawn one by one. The book is packed with three-dimensional, realistic 3D CG visuals, including partial internal anatomical views and exquisite compositions that cannot be captured in photography, greatly aiding the reader’s understanding. While some of the illustrations are photographs, the total number of illustrations in this book is an astounding 750! This book is an incredible illustrated encyclopedia of vehicles that will capture the hearts of many readers, from children to adults, and keep them coming back for more. Please look forward to the release of “Completely Understandable! The World’s Vehicle Encyclopedia” in late November of this year. ■Features of this book 1. Land, sea, air, and space… Introducing all kinds of vehicles, from familiar bicycles to space rockets! 2. Learn how the latest vehicles, like drones and self-driving cars, work! 3. It includes a timeline of vehicles, so you can see at a glance their birth, evolution, and history! 4. Learn all about the mechanisms of familiar transportation facilities, such as airports and gas stations! 5. Focusing on clarity, the visuals are detailed 3DCG, making them realistic and dynamic! 6. An impressive total of over 750 illustrations, including approximately 500 types of vehicles and related facilities! ■From the main text This article introduces and explains vehicles in three major chapters: “Land Vehicles,” “Water Vehicles,” and “Air and Space Vehicles.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12754/1053/12754-1053-af0debb9323f70f47c1fa80bea71cb25-3900×2329.jpg At the beginning of each chapter, the evolutionary history of the vehicle is explained, from its birth to the latest advancements. (From “The History of Ships,” pp. 90-91, at the beginning of the “Water Vehicles” chapter)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12754/1053/12754-1053-2b801d5112898341bcfe8518664af45b-3900×2329.jpg Featured are prominent highlights of various types of vehicles, each tailored to a specific topic. (The “High-Speed Trains” section in the “Land Transportation” chapter provides a detailed explanation of Japan’s E5 series Shinkansen. See pages 80-81.)
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/12754/1053/12754-1053-0e7b6d5de89ce0936468056339e614b6-3900×2329.jpg Introducing not only vehicles but also many transportation facilities important to vehicles (from “Airports,” pp. 172-173) ■Table of contents Land vehicle LAND History of Land Transportation Land transportation / Old land transportation / Stagecoach / How roads are built / Inside an engine / Various passenger cars / Electric cars / Luxury cars / Sports cars / NASCAR / Formula 1 cars / Testing and testing / How a car is made / It crashed! /Gas Stations /Vehicles and the Environment /Autonomous Cars /Pedal Power /Motorcycles and Scooters /Sports Bikes /Trucks /Semi-Trailer Trucks /Farm Vehicles /Combine Harvesters /Construction Vehicles /Emergency Vehicles /Fire Engines /Various Modes of Transportation /Riding the Bus
/Double-Decker Buses /Train Track Stories /Freight Trains /Steam Locomotives /Passenger Trains /Subway Stations /High-Speed Trains /Thrillers /Military Vehicles /Tanks Water Vehicles WATER Ships’ History Water Transportation / Ancient Ships / Greek Triremes / Dragon Boats / First-Class Warships (/Life on Board) / The Age of Steamships / Passenger Liners / Water Leisure / Racing Yachts / Valuable Cargo / Container Ports / Ferries Carrying People and Vessels / Working Ships / Research Vessels / Giant Propellers / Navy Ships / World War II Battleships / Navigating Underwater / Nuclear Submarines / Aircraft Carriers (/Launch!) / On Deck Air and Space Vehicles History of Flight How flight works / Flying in the sky / Flight experiments / Airships / World War I aircraft / Air combat! /Development of civilian aircraft /Flying boat /World War II aircraft /Fighter aircraft /Jet engine /Jetman /Civil aircraft /Concorde /Soon to land /Airport /Rotorcraft /Working helicopter /Attack helicopter /Military aircraft /Jet fighter /Drone /Space flight /Launch vehicle /Rocket carrier /Manned spacecraft /Space shuttle /Unmanned spacecraft /Rocket launch Glossary / Index / Acknowledgments ■Editor introduction DK Company A British publisher founded in 1974 by C. Dorling and P. Kindersley. With innovative layouts and rich visuals, they publish a wide range of books, from illustrated encyclopedias and travel guides to art, history, natural science, cooking, and health. ■Translator’s Information Takeda Junko (Takeda Junko) Translator. Works include D. Christiansen’s “Big History,” DK Publishing’s “The Solar System Planets Encyclopedia,” P. Whiteman’s “The World’s Aircraft
Encyclopedia,” and Y. Rabin’s “Rabin Memoirs.” ■Bibliographic information Title: Understand everything! The World’s Great Vehicle Encyclopedia Subtitle: Automobiles, Trains, Ships, Airplanes, and Space Rockets Editor: DK Publishing Translator: Junko Takeda Specifications: B4 variant (307 x 258 mm) / hardcover / 208 pages / full color / full furigana Target age: elementary school students through middle grades First edition release date: November 27, 2025 Regular price: 3,960 yen (3,600 yen) ISBN: 978-4-309-61559-2 https://www.kawade.co.jp/np/isbn/9784309615592/ Publisher: Kawade Shobo Shinsha For more information about this release Copyright ©
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