From an Idea to Lego: The Building Bricks Behind the World's Largest Toy Company
| AUTHOR | Sichol, Lowey Bundy; Jennings, C. S. |
| PUBLISHER | Clarion Books (07/09/2019) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
For fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world's famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout. Today, LEGO is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, but a long time ago, a Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, started with just an idea. Find out more about LEGO's origins, those famous bricks, and their other inventive toys and movie ventures in this illustrated nonfiction book
- Find out the origin the name "LEGO." (Hint: it combines two Danish words)
- See how LEGO grew from a carpentry shop to a multi-platform toy company.
- Discover how LEGO bricks are made and how they came up with their design.
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Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781328954930
ISBN-10:
1328954935
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
128
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.60 x 7.70 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | Business & Economics
Juvenile Nonfiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
Grade Level:
5th Grade
- 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
338.768
Library of Congress Control Number:
2018016631
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For fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world's famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout. Today, LEGO is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, but a long time ago, a Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, started with just an idea. Find out more about LEGO's origins, those famous bricks, and their other inventive toys and movie ventures in this illustrated nonfiction book
- Find out the origin the name "LEGO." (Hint: it combines two Danish words)
- See how LEGO grew from a carpentry shop to a multi-platform toy company.
- Discover how LEGO bricks are made and how they came up with their design.
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Illustrator:
Jennings, C. S.
C.S. Jennings has been a freelance illustrator for over a decade. Jennings has created caricatures, editorial cartoons, greeting cards, t-shirt art, logos, children's book, card games - you name it. he also wrote and illustrated the children's picture book Animal Band. In 1994, he won an Addy Award for his work in advertising.
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