Age
8-12
Grade
3-7
Lee Slater
Lego Manufacturers: The Kristiansen Family
Library Binding
(Checkerboard Jan. 1, 2016)
In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the manufacturers of LEGO, the Kristiansen Family. Follow the familys story from Denmark where Ole Kirk Christiansen began making wooden toys in his Billund Carpentry Shop and Lumberyard to the companys 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 expands to LEGOLAND. Learn how LEGO bricks are made, who came up with the name, how the family name came to be spelled with a K, and about other LEGO Group products. Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
- Series
- Toy Trailblazers
- ISBN
- 1624039774 / 9781624039775
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 8.3 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 0.4 in.
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