Entering

Modern times

Chapter 1 How can we make the world a better place?
Chapter 2: If I don't succeed, will it just remain as a failure?
Chapter 3 Isn't Liberation Day just a day off from school?
Chapter 4 How did the Republic of Korea begin?
Chapter 5: If we go back to the Japanese colonial period, would I be able to participate in the independence movement?

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Chapter 6: Will learning history make the world a better place?
Chapter 7 Can I Do Something for History?
Chapter 8: Is there a way to make our country a better place to live?
Chapter 9: What process did we go through to get to the life we ​​live today?
Chapter 10: Why Should We Work for Unification?

Going out

★ Cumulative sales of 150,000, Big Star Teacher's best series "The Usefulness of History for Children" Special edition of modern and contemporary history for the 80th anniversary of liberation
★ "Modern and Contemporary History: Shaping the Future" by Choi Tae-seong, a history mentor to 7 million students
★ Full manuscript revision and expansion, including 4 new manuscripts!

Choi Tae-seong, Korea's leading history communicator, has been chosen by 7 million students for decades. His representative children's series, "The Usefulness of History for Children," has returned with a special edition commemorating the 80th anniversary of liberation, "Modern and Contemporary History Now."

As the title suggests, children need modern and contemporary history 'now'.
Modern society is changing really quickly.
These are times when it is literally difficult to see even an inch ahead.
Moreover, the shocking news stories and unrefined information coming in through social media every day are confusing children's minds.
As a result, our country has become one of the countries with the lowest child happiness index.
The message that children need most at this time is ‘hope.’
Children who can dream of a better future and a better world can live in the present with healthy thoughts and attitudes.

Modern and contemporary history is the era in which we can most closely encounter messages of hope in history.
This is because we can meet people who lived with undying hope even in seemingly hopeless situations, such as the Japanese colonial period, dictatorship, and economic crisis.
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of our country's liberation.
The independence activists who lived through the Japanese colonial period fought tirelessly against the powerful Japanese even when there was no light in sight.
Their story may seem like a 'failure' on the surface.
This is because the struggles of independence activists did not immediately lead to liberation.
But their struggle ultimately bore fruit, creating the free modern society we live in today.

Through this book, we encounter the countless "failures" and unwavering hopes of figures from modern and contemporary history, and I hope that children will also envision a brighter and more hopeful future than the present.

“History isn’t about what happened in the distant past. It’s about you.”
Big Star Teacher Choi Tae-seong's modern and contemporary history class for all children who will build a bright future.

This book begins by introducing the words of people who left deep footprints in history.
When I look at their lives, they are so amazing that I feel distant.
Because not everyone can take actions such as risking their life and jumping into the independence movement.
However, as you slowly read through the book, you will realize that even the seemingly enormous achievements of these people began with small worries and trivial practices.

When you study history, you naturally ask yourself, “Could I have done this?”
However, children who will shape the future need not be afraid of these questions and view history as something far removed from them.
Just as ‘independence’ was an important issue during the Japanese colonial period and ‘democratization’ was an important issue under the dictatorship, we are now facing another problem.

This book helps children understand the concerns, actions, and choices of people who lived in modern and contemporary times.
Because we can make the right choice by referring to the choices of those who lived in a time close to ours.
Young readers who read this book will learn how to think healthily and make sound choices and actions.