The Resource LEGO manufacturers : the Kristiansen family, Lee Slater
LEGO manufacturers : the Kristiansen family, Lee Slater
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The item LEGO manufacturers : the Kristiansen family, Lee Slater represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Amesbury Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "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 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." -- Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 32 pages
- Contents
-
- A famous toymaker is born
- Ole builds his life
- Life isn't always easy
- The first LEGO toys
- Plastic classics
- Life of a LEGO brick
- A new name and a new system
- Ole's grandson runs the company
- A game changer in the world of play
- Rebuilding the LEGO brand
- The future lab
- Ole's family today
- Isbn
- 9781624039775
- Label
- LEGO manufacturers : the Kristiansen family
- Title
- LEGO manufacturers
- Title remainder
- the Kristiansen family
- Statement of responsibility
- Lee Slater
- Subject
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- Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred, 1920-1995 -- Juvenile literature
- Kirk Christiansen, Ole, 1891-1958
- Kirk Christiansen, Ole, 1891-1958 -- Juvenile literature
- LEGO koncernen (Denmark) -- History
- LEGO koncernen (Denmark) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- LEGO toys -- History
- LEGO toys -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Toy industry -- Denmark -- History
- Toy industry -- Denmark -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred, 1920-1995
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 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." -- Publisher's website
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- NJQ/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1969-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Slater, Lee
- Dewey number
- 688.7/25
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TS2301.T7
- LC item number
- S575 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Toy trailblazers
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Kirk Christiansen, Ole
- Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred
- LEGO koncernen (Denmark)
- LEGO toys
- Toy industry
- Kirk Christiansen, Ole
- Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred
- LEGO koncernen (Denmark)
- LEGO toys
- Toy industry
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- LEGO manufacturers : the Kristiansen family, Lee Slater
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A famous toymaker is born -- Ole builds his life -- Life isn't always easy -- The first LEGO toys -- Plastic classics -- Life of a LEGO brick -- A new name and a new system -- Ole's grandson runs the company -- A game changer in the world of play -- Rebuilding the LEGO brand -- The future lab -- Ole's family today
- Control code
- 1663266
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 32 pages
- Isbn
- 9781624039775
- Lccn
- 2015030430
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Stock number
- 1400897
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1663266
- (OCoLC)922799497
- Label
- LEGO manufacturers : the Kristiansen family, Lee Slater
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A famous toymaker is born -- Ole builds his life -- Life isn't always easy -- The first LEGO toys -- Plastic classics -- Life of a LEGO brick -- A new name and a new system -- Ole's grandson runs the company -- A game changer in the world of play -- Rebuilding the LEGO brand -- The future lab -- Ole's family today
- Control code
- 1663266
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 32 pages
- Isbn
- 9781624039775
- Lccn
- 2015030430
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- Stock number
- 1400897
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1663266
- (OCoLC)922799497
Subject
- Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred, 1920-1995 -- Juvenile literature
- Kirk Christiansen, Ole, 1891-1958
- Kirk Christiansen, Ole, 1891-1958 -- Juvenile literature
- LEGO koncernen (Denmark) -- History
- LEGO koncernen (Denmark) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- LEGO toys -- History
- LEGO toys -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Toy industry -- Denmark -- History
- Toy industry -- Denmark -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Kirk Christiansen, Godtfred, 1920-1995
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