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Toy of the Year; Toy of the Century; Greatest Toy of All Time...there aren't many titles that haven't been bestowed on LEGO toys, & it's not hard to see why. From its inception in the early 1930s right up until today the LEGO Group's history is as colourful as the toys it makes. Few other playthings share the LEGO brand's creative spirit, educative benefits, resilience, quality & universal appeal. The LEGO name is now synonymous with play time, but it wasn't always so. This history charts the birth of the LEGO Group from the workshop of a Danish carpenter & its steady growth as a small, family-run toy manufacturer to its current position as a market-leading, award-winning br&. The company's growing catalogue of products including the earliest wooden toys, plasticbricks, play themes & other building systems such as DUPLO, Technic & MINDSTORMS are chronicled in detail, alongside the manufacturing process, LEGOLAND parks, licensed toys & computer games. Learn all about how LEGO pulled itself out of an economic crisis & embraced technology to make building blocks relevant to 21st-Century children & discover the vibrant fan community of kids & adults whose conventions, websites & artwork keep the LEGO spirit alive. As nostalgic as it is contemporary Building a History will have you reminiscing about old Classic Space sets, rummaging through the attic for forgotten minifigure friends & playing with whatever LEGO bricks you can get your hands on (even if it means sharing with your kids).

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Contemporary - A design reference to indicate post war modern design
Computer - A programmable electronic machine which stores and manipulates data.
Wooden - Something that is made from wood, from trees
Toy - A generic term for something that can be played with for enjoyment
Friends - A close associate or a popular US based sitcom about a group of friends
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Quality - An object that has quality is superior in function and finish than a less quality object.
Small - something that takes up less space than normal.
Danish - a language, often spoken in the Scandinavian countries, primarily Denmark
Contemporary - An object that is living in the same time.
Synonymous - A word that has a similar meaning to another.
LEGO - A brand childrens plastic bricks which interlink to make models
Nostalgic - A memory for familiar things and wanting to get it back.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Classic - Something that is still like it was originally a high quality standard.
Children - A young life form within the early stages of physical development,
Fan - A piece of equipment that has blades that rotate to cool the air, can be installed within other equipment,
Kids - A young child.
Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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