What is LEGO?

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Penguin Workshop
Publication Date:
[2020]
Language:
English

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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 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"--

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ISBN:
9780593092958
9780593092941
9781646975020
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Lexile measure:
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LEGO koncernen (Denmark) -- History -- Juvenile literature
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