Celebrate and explore the incredible story of LEGO (R) and its much-loved bricks, sets, minifigures, movies, games, and more with this updated and expanded edition. Plus, comes with an exclusive printed LEGO brick!

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 LEGO (R) Star Wars (TM), THE LEGO (R) NINJAGO (R) MOVIE (TM), and LEGO (R) Dimensions.

This special edition of The LEGO (R) Book has been fully updated and expanded with the latest LEGO sets and fascinating facts to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick and the 40th anniversary of the minifigure. Go behind the scenes to learn how LEGO bricks are made; find out how amazing fan creations become real-life LEGO sets, and marvel at how LEGO bricks made it to the computer screen and the big screen. Created in full collaboration with the LEGO Group, The LEGO (R) Book is a treasure trove for LEGO fans of all ages.

Previous edition ISBN 9781409376606

(c)2018 The LEGO Group.

There are 280 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2018 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Daniel Lipkowitz is an Editor and story developer for the LEGO Group. He writes for LEGO(R) Master Builder Academy and LEGO Club Magazine, creates characters and storylines for new LEGO themes, and writes scripts for animated LEGO movies and videos. He is the author of DK's New York Times bestselling The LEGO Book, The LEGO Ideas Book, and LEGO Batman Visual Dictionary.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Foreword
• 2: Only the best:
• • 1: A family business
  • 2: Wooden Toys
  • 3: Plastic Toys
  • 4: Work Hard, Play Well
  • 5: The LEGO System of Play
  • 6: A worldwide system
  • 7: Bricks for Everyone
  • 8: Building the Future
  • 9: LEGO Catalogues
  • 10: Full Speed Ahead
  • 11: New Worlds to Discover
  • 12: The LEGO Patent
  • 13: The LEGO Brick
  • 14: LEGO Elements to Remember.
  • 15: The LEGO Minifigure
  • 16: Making LEGO Bricks
  • 17: Designing a LEGO Product
  • 18: The LEGO logo
• 3: LEGO Play Themes
• • 1: LEGO City
  • 2: LEGO Town & City
  • 3: Sets to Remember.
  • 4: LEGO Train
  • 5: LEGO Castle
  • 6: Classic Castles
  • 7: Knights & Legends
  • 8: A Medieval Village
  • 9: Sets to Remember.
  • 10: LEGO Space Themes
  • 11: Classic LEGO Space Sets
  • 12: LEGO Mars Mission
  • 13: LEGO Space Police
  • 14: Sets to Remember.
  • 15: LEGO Pirates
  • 16: On the High Seas
  • 17: Treasure Island
  • 18: Sets to Remember.
  • 19: LEGO Adventure Themes
  • 20: Extreme Action
  • 21: LEGO Agents
  • 22: LEGO Power Miners
  • 23: LEGO EXO-FORCE
  • 24: LEGO Education
  • 25: LEGO Racers
  • 26: LEGO Ferrari
  • 27: LEGO Sports
  • 28: BIONICAL
  • 29: The Legend Begins
  • 30: New Islands, New Adventures
  • 31: Endings and Beginnings
  • 32: LEGO Creator
  • 33: On the Move
  • 34: It's a LEGO DUPLO World!
  • 35: Sets to Remember
  • 36: Bricks for Baby
  • 37: LEGO FABULAND
  • 38: Especially for Girls
  • 39: Advanced Building
  • 40: LEGO Technic
  • 41: Super Models
  • 42: LEGO MINDSTORMS
  • 43: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
• 4: Licensed Lego Themes
• • 1: LEGO Star Wars
  • 2: LEGO Indiana Jones
  • 3: LEGO Batman
  • 4: LEGO Harry Potter
  • 5: LEGO Nickelodeon Sets
  • 6: The LEGO Group & Disney
• 5: LEGOLAND Parks
• • 1: Park Design
  • 2: MINILAND Areas
  • 3: Allianz Arena
  • 4: Discovery Centres
• 6: A LEGO World
• • 1: LEGO Digital Designer
  • 2: Making a LEGO Video Game
  • 3: LEGO Universe
  • 4: Bricks on Film
  • 5: Special Edition Sets
  • 6: Fashion & Style
  • 7: LEGO Clubs
  • 8: LEGO. com
  • 9: LEGO Education
  • 10: Master Builders
  • 11: LEGO Brick Art
  • 12: Fan Builders
  • 13: Fan-tasy & Sci-Fi
• 7: Index
• 8: Acknowledgements