Bibliograph

From an idea to Lego, the building bricks behind the world's largest toy company, Lowey Bundy Sichol ; illustrated by C.S. Jennings

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Label

From an idea to Lego, the building bricks behind the world's largest toy company, Lowey Bundy Sichol ; illustrated by C.S. Jennings

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1070L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

From an idea to Lego

Responsibility statement

Lowey Bundy Sichol ; illustrated by C.S. Jennings

Series statement

From an idea to..., 3

Sub title

the building bricks behind the world's largest toy company

Summary

"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 LEGOs 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."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Ole Kirk Christiansen -- Construction begins -- Brick by brick -- A snappy idea -- Follow the plastic brick road -- The golden age of Lego -- Lego falls apart -- Rebuilding Lego's foundation -- Everything is awesome -- Beyond the brick -- Building a better world -- Timeline on Lego -- How Lego bricks are made -- Source notes -- Bibliography

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Building bricks behind the world's largest toy company

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