LEGO Amazing But True

Fun Facts About the LEGO World - and Our Own!

Ebook
On sale Jun 07, 2022 | 160 Pages | 9780744069242
Grades 6-8

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An eye-popping fact ebook with a LEGO twist - discover amazing information about the world around us

Did you know a Goliath spider weighs the same as 75 2x4 LEGO bricks? Or that LEGO bricks and minifigures in various forms have travelled to Saturn, Mars, and the International Space Station?

And did you know the Taj Mahal gets a mud pack treatment to remove pollution stains? Or that hummingbirds are the only birds that fly backwards?

From unbelievable space and nature facts, to mind-boggling inventions and technology trivia, children will be amazed and entertained with incredible information about the LEGO world and our own.
Elizabeth Dowsett is the author of LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, LEGO Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and more. View titles by Elizabeth Dowsett
Tori Kosara is a children’s book writer and editor from New York. She loved building with LEGO® elements as a child, and now she has fun making models and playing games with her two young children. Tori has a master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Roehampton University, and she has written more than 40 books for children, including The LEGO® Games Book, The LEGO® Christmas Games Book, The LEGO® Halloween Games Book, and the new edition of The LEGO® Ideas Book (co-author). She lives in East London with her husband, two LEGO-obsessed sons, and a story-loving Labrador. Visit her at torikosara.com


Julia March is a writer and editor with more than 16 years' experience in children's licensing. Her titles include LEGO® Batman Movie: the Essential Guide; LEGO® Ninjago Movie: the Essential Guide; The LEGO® Halloween Games Book; and a variety of DK Readers and sticker books. Julia lives and works in London. View titles by Julia March
Catherine Saunders is an author and editor who has written several licensed books and readers, including LEGO Friends Character Encyclopedia, LEGO NINJAGO: Team Ninja, LEGO Friends: Let’s Go Riding!, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight. View titles by Catherine Saunders

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An eye-popping fact ebook with a LEGO twist - discover amazing information about the world around us

Did you know a Goliath spider weighs the same as 75 2x4 LEGO bricks? Or that LEGO bricks and minifigures in various forms have travelled to Saturn, Mars, and the International Space Station?

And did you know the Taj Mahal gets a mud pack treatment to remove pollution stains? Or that hummingbirds are the only birds that fly backwards?

From unbelievable space and nature facts, to mind-boggling inventions and technology trivia, children will be amazed and entertained with incredible information about the LEGO world and our own.

Author

Elizabeth Dowsett is the author of LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, LEGO Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, and more. View titles by Elizabeth Dowsett
Tori Kosara is a children’s book writer and editor from New York. She loved building with LEGO® elements as a child, and now she has fun making models and playing games with her two young children. Tori has a master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Roehampton University, and she has written more than 40 books for children, including The LEGO® Games Book, The LEGO® Christmas Games Book, The LEGO® Halloween Games Book, and the new edition of The LEGO® Ideas Book (co-author). She lives in East London with her husband, two LEGO-obsessed sons, and a story-loving Labrador. Visit her at torikosara.com


Julia March is a writer and editor with more than 16 years' experience in children's licensing. Her titles include LEGO® Batman Movie: the Essential Guide; LEGO® Ninjago Movie: the Essential Guide; The LEGO® Halloween Games Book; and a variety of DK Readers and sticker books. Julia lives and works in London. View titles by Julia March
Catherine Saunders is an author and editor who has written several licensed books and readers, including LEGO Friends Character Encyclopedia, LEGO NINJAGO: Team Ninja, LEGO Friends: Let’s Go Riding!, and Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Knight. View titles by Catherine Saunders

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