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"The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beginnings, the company has lived up to its name--which comes from the Danish phrase meaning to always "play well"--encouraging children to use their imagination and buil...
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Penguin Workshop,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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What is--? (Penguin Workshop (Firm)) |
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| Summary: |
"The LEGO toy company was founded in 1934 by a Danish carpenter who loved making wooden pull toys. From its humble beginnings, the company has lived up to its name--which comes from the Danish phrase meaning to always "play well"--encouraging children to use their imagination and build whatever they can dream up. In this book, author Jim O'Connor describes how a simple concept--small plastic bricks that snap together--morphed into a cultural phenomenon"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 8-12 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| ISBN: |
9780593092941 (paperback) : 0593092945 (paperback) 9780593092958 (library binding) 0593092953 (library binding) 9780593092965 (ebook) 0593092961 (ebook) 9781544446820 (FollettBound) 1544446829 (FollettBound) 9781646975020 (Penworthy) 1646975022 (Penworthy) |
| Index Number: | TS2301 |
| CLC: | TS958.2-49 |
| Call Number: | TS958.2-49/O185 |
| Contents: | What is LEGO? -- A toy maker -- Plastic -- LEGO takes off! -- How are LEGO bricks made? -- Branching out -- LEGO's little people -- Good times/Tough times -- A new leader -- Designing LEGO sets -- LEGO around the wolorld. |