.png "Library Home Page")
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
3) Toys
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reviews the history of toys, looks at how plastic revolutionized the toy industry, and discusses how toys are invented, produced, and distributed around the world.
Author
Lexile measure
NC 1340L
Language
English
Description
Celebrate and explore the incredible story of the LEGO Group and its much-loved bricks, sets, minifigures, movies, games, and more with this updated and expanded edition. Take a dazzling visual tour through all the groundbreaking moments in LEGO® history, from the company's humble beginnings in a carpenter's workshop to the invention of the iconic LEGO brick and LEGO minifigure, through to the stunning toys, video games and movies of today, including...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this romp through the changing landscape of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American toys, games, hobbies, and amusements, senior historian of technology Carroll Pursell poses a simple but interesting question: What can we learn by studying the relationship between technology and play? From Playgrounds to PlayStation explores how play reflects and drives the evolution of American culture. Pursell engagingly examines the ways in which technology...
Author
Series
Publisher
Checkerboard Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
750L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the manufacturers of LEGO, the Kristiansen Family. Follow the family's story from Denmark where Ole Kirk Christiansen began making wooden toys in his Billund Carpentry Shop and Lumberyard to the company's evolution to the LEGO company. Christiansen and his sons Godtfred, Karl, and Gerhardt purchase a machine that makes plastic toys, and create the LEGO brick, and his grandson Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen...
7) Lego
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Lego. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
This landmark volume explores the history, design, and cultural impact of the iconic LEGO (R) minifigure. Driven by compelling essays, lush full-color photography, infographics, and never-before-seen visuals from inside LEGO archives and beyond, this book reveals why the minifigure matters - as a beloved toy and as a singular cultural icon.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
New edition.
Physical Desc
255 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate visual history, packed with fantastic photographs and profiles of more than 2,000 minifigures and other LEGO characters ... facts and statistics about villains and heroes ... and much, much more."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In Toys Then and Now, leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take readers through the cultural and technological advances that affected toys through time. Readers will compare life in the past to life today. An infographic highlights a period in housing and What Do You Think? sidebars and an activity encourage deeper inquiry. Homes Then and Now also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an...
11) What is LEGO?
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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"--...
Author
Series
From an idea to volume 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
1070L
Physical Desc
116 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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...
13) 100 classic toys
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
207 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Lexile measure
1080L
Physical Desc
255 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"The ultimate visual history, packed with fantastic photographs and profiles of more than 2,000 minifigures and other LEGO characters, ... facts and statistics about villains and heroes, ... and much, much more."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
28 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Find hidden toys, pirates, ghosts and more in fantastic scenes based on classic LEGO® playsets. This full-color hardcover activity book will entertain LEGO® fans ages 6 to 8 as they pour over the highly detailed scenes! With its focus on the iconic toy's history, this book will make a great gift for LEGO® fans and collectors of all ages.
MNLINK Interlibrary Loan
Be sure you’ve looked in the “all libraries” option at the top of the page, and if you didn’t find what you need, try requesting it from another Minnesota library through MNLINK interlibrary loan (ILL). You’ll use the same barcode number and password for MNLINK as you do for the library catalog
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request
