What is LEGO?
Title
:
What is LEGO?
Personal Author EPSB
:
Jim, O'Connor
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".
Year Published
:
2020
Series
:
What is--?
Physical Description
:
108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Personal Subject
:
Kirk Christiansen, Ole, 1891-1958.
Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred, 1920-1995.
Corporate Subject
:
LEGO koncernen (Denmark) -- History.
Subject
:
LEGO toys -- History.
Added Author
:
Hammond, Ted,
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".
ISBN
:
9780593092941
9780593092958
Publisher
:
New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2020]
©2020
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 688.7 OCO (BIN) | Book | 30152000264344 | Non-Fiction |