The Ultimate LEGO Book: Difference between revisions
From Research Realm
mNo edit summary |
gonna start over on this and this time find more sources and reviews (which kinda actually exist for this one) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox book | {{Infobox book | ||
| name = The Ultimate LEGO Book | |||
| image = The Ultimate LEGO Book hardcover front.jpg | | image = The Ultimate LEGO Book hardcover front.jpg | ||
| image_size = | |||
| border = yes | | border = yes | ||
| alt = | |||
| caption = | |||
| editors = David Pickering, Nick Turpin, Caryn Jenner | |||
| country = | |||
| language = English | | language = English | ||
| subject = [[LEGO]], [[LEGO Group]], [[LEGOLAND]] | |||
| genre = [[Wikipedia:Reference work|Reference]] | | genre = [[Wikipedia:Reference work|Reference]] | ||
| publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | | publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]] | ||
| pub_date = | | pub_date = | ||
| published = | |||
| media_type = Print (hardcover) | | media_type = Print (hardcover) | ||
| pages = 128 | | pages = 128 | ||
| awards = | |||
| isbn = 0-7513-5948-3 | | isbn = 0-7513-5948-3 | ||
| oclc = 59410168 | | oclc = 59410168 | ||
| dewey = | |||
| congress = | |||
| notes = | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Ultimate LEGO Book''''' is a 1999 reference book published by [[Dorling Kindersley]]. | '''''The Ultimate LEGO Book''''' is a 1999 reference book published by [[Dorling Kindersley]]. | ||
== Contents == | |||
== Reception == | |||
<!--Kathy Broderick wrote in ''[[Wikipedia:Booklist|Booklist]]'' ..."read more like an annual report than a book for children".--><ref name="Broderick"/> | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist|refs= | |||
<ref name="Broderick">{{cite magazine |last=Broderick |first=Kathy |title=The Ultimate Lego Book |magazine=[[Wikipedia:Booklist|Booklist]] |volume=96 |number=11 |date=February 1, 2000 |p=1027 |ISSN=0006-7385 |publisher=[[Wikipedia:American Library Association|American Library Association]] |location=[[Wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]] |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_booklist_2000-02-01_96_11/page/1027/mode/2up?view=theater}} Mirror at {{cite book |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A59474006/ITOF?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=418672e4 |title=Gale General OneFile |access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ultimate LEGO Book, The}} | |||
[[Category:1999 books]] | |||
[[Category:Books about LEGO]] | |||
[[Category:British books]] | |||
[[Category:Dorling Kindersley books]] | |||
[[Category:LEGO reference books]] | |||
<!-- | |||
{{ubl|1 April 1999 (LEGOLAND)|26 August 1999}} | |||
== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
''The Ultimate LEGO Book'' is composed of two-page spreads, each containing multiple images and text boxes detailing a specific subject. The book's sixty spreads are divided into four chapters: "The LEGO Story", detailing the history of LEGO and looking into how LEGO products are created; "LEGO Master Builders", showing the design and construction of LEGO models; "LEGOLANDs – The Parks", diving into the history and features of LEGOLAND parks; and "Imagination Unlimited", looking at art and designed inspired by LEGO. | ''The Ultimate LEGO Book'' is composed of two-page spreads, each containing multiple images and text boxes detailing a specific subject. The book's sixty spreads are divided into four chapters: "The LEGO Story", detailing the history of LEGO and looking into how LEGO products are created; "LEGO Master Builders", showing the design and construction of LEGO models; "LEGOLANDs – The Parks", diving into the history and features of LEGOLAND parks; and "Imagination Unlimited", looking at art and designed inspired by LEGO. | ||
| Line 28: | Line 62: | ||
In the United States, ''The Ultimate LEGO Book'' was published by DK Publishing, the American branch of Dorling Kindersley. It was priced at $19.99 and given the item number B500 in LEGO catalogues.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/shop-at-home-fall-2000/page/n29/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Stock Up Early on Great Gifts for LEGO Maniacs! |magazine=[[LEGO Shop at Home]] |date=Fall 2000 |publisher=[[LEGO Systems, Inc]] |p=30}}</ref> | In the United States, ''The Ultimate LEGO Book'' was published by DK Publishing, the American branch of Dorling Kindersley. It was priced at $19.99 and given the item number B500 in LEGO catalogues.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/shop-at-home-fall-2000/page/n29/mode/2up?view=theater |title=Stock Up Early on Great Gifts for LEGO Maniacs! |magazine=[[LEGO Shop at Home]] |date=Fall 2000 |publisher=[[LEGO Systems, Inc]] |p=30}}</ref> | ||
https://web.archive.org/web/20000711060700/http://www.legomedia.com/l2k/html/books/ultimate.html | |||
== Impact == | == Impact == | ||
| Line 45: | Line 79: | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/ultimatelegobook0000unse ''The Ultimate LEGO Book''] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow) | * [https://archive.org/details/ultimatelegobook0000unse ''The Ultimate LEGO Book''] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow) | ||
** [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780789446916 ''The Ultimate LEGO Book'', First American Edition] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow) | ** [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780789446916 ''The Ultimate LEGO Book'', First American Edition] at the Internet Archive (texts to borrow) | ||
--> | |||
Revision as of 10:06, 12 February 2025
| The Ultimate LEGO Book | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Editors | David Pickering, Nick Turpin, Caryn Jenner |
| Language | English |
| Subject | LEGO, LEGO Group, LEGOLAND |
| Genre | Reference |
| Publisher | Dorling Kindersley |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 0-7513-5948-3 |
| OCLC | 59410168 |
The Ultimate LEGO Book is a 1999 reference book published by Dorling Kindersley.
Contents
Reception
References
- ↑ Broderick, Kathy (February 1, 2000). "The Ultimate Lego Book". Booklist. Vol. 96, no. 11. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 1027. ISSN 0006-7385. Mirror at Gale General OneFile. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
