The Lego Christmas Ornaments Book Volume 2

The Lego Christmas Ornaments Book Volume 2
By Chris McVeigh
Published at no starch press

About the book

Building instructions for 16 clever Christmas ornaments that can be built from standard LEGO parts that fans are likely to have in their collection. These small and uncomplicated ornaments are quick to build and a joy to display.

Readers can build 16 classic Christmas designs including a gingerbread house, Santa, reindeer, a snowman, a wreath, a poinsettia, and traditional shapes like baubles and modern geometric swirls. With easy-to-follow instructions and stunning full color photography, The LEGO Christmas Ornament Book, Volume 2 will help you spread some holiday cheer with LEGO in no time!

My Thoughts

A couple of years ago I had the privilege to review an out-of-the-ordinary Lego book which encouraged you and/or your kids to build Christmas ornaments.   Today I am presenting you the second volume of The Lego Christmas Ornaments Book which contains 16 new designs to spread Holiday cheer in your tree.

In this book, you will find instructions to make the following ornaments: Santa, reindeer, Mr. Snow, Mrs. Snow, gingerbread man, gingerbread house, confetti tree, crinkle, chime, blizzard, pendant, swirl, twist, crane game, ‘90s PC, and fries.   Some of these ideas make sense to me while others not so much… but hey there are crazy ornaments out there to purchase so why not put a pack of fries in the tree right?

 

 

Each ornament will list the bricks that you will need as well as clear instructions on how to build it. The images demonstrating how to build the ornament are very big and will be easy to follow by anyone who desire to make a new ornament for the tree.  You might have to purchase a bunch of special items like the pieces allowing you to hang the ornaments in your tree but most of the bricks listed are often included in regular Lego products.

This book is definitively perfect to add a special touch in your Christmas tree and keep your kids occupied while decorating the tree with something they have made.   These ornaments will add a little bit of pizzazz in your tree for sure!

The Lego Christmas Ornaments Book Volume 2 is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

The Lego Architecture Idea Book

The Lego Architecture Idea Book
By Alice Finch
Published at no starch press

About the book

Take your creations to the next level with The LEGO Architecture Idea Book! These clever building tips will give you endless inspiration for making your own amazing mansions, castles, houses, spooky shacks, and more.

Every chapter includes ideas for creating architectural elements like columns, doors, windows, and walls. But rather than providing step-by-step instructions, the book includes helpful photography from every angle that shows you how to achieve the look, adapt it to your build, and make it your own.

Learn how to:

• Build amazing walls that break the mold, with brick-and-mortar effects, weathered walls, and loose bricks
• Recreate structural effects like timber framing, soaring towers and turrets, shingled roofs, clapboard siding, and more
• Elevate your models with “stained glass”, intricate color patterns, and tumble-down wear-and-tear
• Use pieces like croissants, snakes, and goblets to make unique architectural ornamentation

Bursting with clever ideas, The LEGO Architecture Idea Book will show you how to turn your buildings into impressive, realistic structures.

My Thoughts

Whether you are someone who enjoys building amazing structures with Lego or simply someone interested in Lego architecture ideas, this book is definitively an great resource to have in your bookshelf.   The book is packed with tips on how to make your buildings more stunning in a wide variety of ways no matter the type of building you are planning to put together.   In all you will discover more than 1001 ideas for brickwor, siding, windows, columns, roofing and much more.

The table of contents gives you a general idea of what you can learn through the pages of this fascinating book:

• Brickwork: simple bric walls, decorative relief, quoins, stone façade walls, weathered walls, and crumbling walls.
• Wall Cladding and Shingles: simple siding, flat slope siding, cheese slope siding, curved slope siding, simple shingles, fishscale shingles, clip-on shingles, and curved shingles.
• Curved Walls: simple curved walls, plate walls, brick and cylinder walls, tiled brick walls, grouted walls, liftarm walls, hinge walls and railings.
• Framing and Paneling: simple timber framing, timber framing with masonry, timber framing variations, simple paneling, paneling using containers, paneling using windows, and decorative paneling.
• Patterned Walls: horizontal stripes, vertical stripes, geometric patterns, horizontal tiles, patterned tiles, checkerboard walls, herringbone walls, textured walls, and  greebling.
• Molding and Millwork:  horizontal molding, vertical molding, panel accents, egg-and-dart molding, circular and rosette molding, fence patterns, slopes and modified bricks, corbels, microfigs and minifigs, droids and robots, fists and claws, animals, plants, tools and sundry items, hinges, clips, and handles.
• Simple Windows: basic windows, large windows, plate-glass windows, sunrooms and greenhouses.
• Custom Windows: Mullions and muntins, panel windows, custom window shapes, bracket windows, microscale windows, tiny windows, bay windows, bow windows, box windows, recessed and raised windows.
• Ornamental Windows: Romanesque windows, Gothic windows, stained glass, lattice windows, window tracery and rose windows.
• Window Framing and Decor: windowsills, window trims, recessed panel trims, side trims, window crossheads, arched crossheads, classical pediments, decorative pediments, window pilasters, canopies and awnings.
• Doors: basic doors, custom doors, custom hinges, garage doors, entryways, grand gates, and portcullises.
• Columns: column bases, round shafts, multiple shfts, square shafts, decorative shafts, capitals, decorative capitals and connected columns.
• Towers: stacked towers, liftarm towers, brick with stud towers, curved slope towers, tower bases, hinge towers, hinge and bracket towers, cheese slope towers, bracket towers, axle towers, clip-on plate towers.
• Basic Roofs: sloped roofs, roof corners, roof supports, stepped roofs, shingle roofs, fixed-angle bases, flexible-angle bases, technic gable roofs, thatched roofs, terra-cotta roofs, wedge plate roofs, and curved roofs.
• Domed Roofs and Spires: round roofs, basic domes, curved slope domes, wedge plate domes, brick-built domes, tower roofs, cone spires, slope spires, and ornamental domes and spires.
• Roof Decorations: roof ridges, gable ends, roof trims, rooftop finials, and dormers.

The book is packed with illustration and description how the items can be made.  It also list the bricks needed to construct the type of architectural item you desire to build.   All  you might have to do if you do not have the bricks in question is go to Bricklink and order them. 

This book is definitively more of a reference sort of book in which avid Lego builders can research ideas in order to make their creation more original when it comes to architectural elements.  

If you are looking for inspiration when it comes to building cool design, this book is what you are looking for if you have a passion in constructing buildings of all shapes. 

The Lego Architecture Idea Book is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

 

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed h5ere are only my own.

The Lego Zoo

The Lego Zoo – 50 Easy-To-Build Animals
By Jody Padulano
Published at no starch press

About the book

A children's book that shows how to build 50 simple models of LEGO animals using only standard LEGO parts that every LEGO fan has in their collection.

The LEGO Zoo book shows kids of any age how to build 50 simple animal models using only standard LEGO parts that are already likely to be in their collection. Readers learn how to build models of animals like crocodiles, zebras, wolves, lions, flamingos, plus many more. Projects are ordered by increasing difficulty making it easy to jump in without getting in over your head. The animals are so cute and goofy, whether building as a family or solo The LEGO Zoo is sure to deliver a roaring good time!

My Thoughts

Do you have a child who enjoy Lego and desire to learn more about how to build cool things like animals?   Well this book is definitively something you need to check out because it will allow your child to build over 50 animals following clear instructions.

The table of contents of this book is composed of five chapters that will allow you to build a wide variety of animals that can be found in a zoo.  What are these animals?  They are the following: caterpillar, bee, canary, crocodile, fly, mouse, mountain goat, beaver, ladybug, dinosaur, chicken, owl, pig, fish, rhinoceros, frog, donkey, camel, dog, swan, elephant, gorilla, cat, crab, bear cub, parrot, spider, scorpion, bull, hippopotamus, praying mantis, kangaroo, horse, deer, rabbit, flamingo, koala, cow, sheep, monkey, fox, butterfly, giraffe, seahorse, lion, wolf, peacock, octopus, tiger and shark.

Each animal possess clear instructions on which bricks to use and how to build it.   Bright illustrations and information complete the instructions.    Sometimes the instructions fit in a two page spread while other times you will have to go through a few more pages to complete your new Lego creation.  Most Lego animals demonstrated in this book are adorable.  However, I must admit that I am a bit disappointed with the ladybug.  I was somewhat excited when I saw that a ladybug was included in this book because of the theme of my blog but when I saw the Lego ladybug created in this book I was speechless…. it looks more like a red and black caterpillar than a ladybug… Ladybugs are more round than long if you see what I mean.   Nevertheless, apart from this little “error” in design from my perspective, I find the book to be great for children who loves animals and enjoy building new things.

The Lego Zoo is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

 

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed h5ere are only my own.

Lego Neighborhood Book 2

Lego Neighborhood Book 2
By Brian Lyles and Jason Lyles
Published at no starch press

About the book

Enter the fantastical world of model building. The LEGO Neighborhood Book 2 is a full-color guide to creating intricate, bustling LEGO neighborhoods and cities.

In this second volume, a follow up to the runaway best-selling first volume, readers learn even more ways to create classic architectural styles using only LEGO bricks. In addition to creating entire buildings, LEGO model-building experts Brian and Jason Lyles also show readers how to create interesting architectural features like cornices, false fronts, porches, and detailed interiors and furniture.

With instructions for three buildings and many smaller builds, The LEGO Neighborhood Book 2is sure to provide hours of building fun and inspiration for readers of all ages.

My Thoughts

In the past I had the privilege to review the first book of the Lego Neighborhood and it had been a hit with my own children.   But when I was offered recently to review the second book, I immediately jumped on the opportunity to do so because I knew that the book was synonym of quality and fabulous to give ideas on how to build a fun city. 

The book offer six sections of incredible designs.

1) A residential neighborhood - In this section you will learn more about building the following buildings and items: American Colonial, Colonial interior, piano, boutique hotel, art deco apartment building, art deco interior, display cabinet, Italianate row house, barbecue grill, row house interior, modern house, modern interior, modern couch and a staircase entrance.

2) A commercial neighborhood – In this section you will discover how to construct a commercial neighborhood with these ideas: corner store, corner store interior, soda machine, small shops with alley, shop interiors, DVD rental kiosk and sign,, toy store and camera shop, Japanese restaurant and board shop, board shop interior, Japanese restaurant interior, ice cream shop, topping bars, small vendor stalls, window, Caribbean restaurant, Parisian corner café, and a traffic light.

3) Public places – In the public places section you will learn to build an embassy with its details, a Brick City park and its details, a War Monument and its details, the top of the tower as well as an Art Museum and its details.

4) Gallery – This section show you ideas for shops and diners, city houses, whimsical buildings, the Wild West, Ancient Persia, and a Pirate city.

5) A micro city – In the micro city section your will learn more about microscale, how to have a smaller standard, how to create emergency services, park school, neighborhood buildings, office buildings, factories, commercial buildings and a harbor.

6) Corner condominiums – This specific section will provide a list of material and step-by-step instructions to build a corner condominium.

 

The book will provide instruction for certain things shown in the book but most of the time you will be able to observe close ups of the building created for the neighborhood presented in the book.  Nevertheless, the pictures are very clear and will provide ideas for the avid Lego builder in your life.  This book offers plenty of ideas for your child to create buildings with details as well as putting finishing touches in order to make the neighborhood more alive and thriving.

The Lego Neighborhood book 2 is available at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

 

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

Beautiful LEGO Wild

Beautiful LEGO Wild!
By Mike Doyle
Published at no starch press

About the book

Scenes from nature spring to life in Mike Doyle's latest curated collection of LEGO art, Beautiful LEGO: Wild! From botanical marvels to adorable critters—as a sea otter family made from 3,500 LEGO pieces—every page is sure to delight the artist and naturalist in all of us.

Interviews with LEGO masters from around the world give you a glimpse into the inspiration behind these incredible works of art. Discover amazing landscapes, insects, mythical creatures, and more, all within the enchanting pages of Beautiful LEGO: Wild!

My Thoughts

I have decided right away after received this book that it would be mine.  Mind you I will let my kids check it out for sure but images are so marvelous that I have decided to keep it for me.

All the items shown in this book are made of…. LEGO.   It is amazing to see the iguana, the doe and her baby, and the butterfly to stand still in LEGO pieces.   I cannot imagine how much planning and time has been spent doing these amazing structures made out of LEGO.

This book do not contain instructions to make the structures.  It is simply a book that you can leave in the living room for all to admire whenever they would like to do so.  But whether it is a bird or a dragon, a tree or a character from a Disney movie these picture will take your breath away if you are a LEGO fan or if you have some artistic blood in your veins.  Some could be easy to replicate while others are just a bit more complicated to do.  

Whether you desire to replicate the structures presented in this book or simply enjoy the hard work of other people, this book is packed with interesting things made our of LEGO.   

Beautiful LEGO Wild! is available at your favourite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

The Lego Animation Book

The Lego Animation Book – Make Your Own Lego Movies!
Written by David Pagano and David Pickett
Published at No Starch Press

About the book

Have you ever wondered what your LEGO creations would look like on the big screen? The LEGO Animation Book will show you how to bring your models to life with stop-motion animation--no experience required! Follow step-by-step instructions to make your first animation, and then explore the entire filmmaking process, from storyboards to post-production.

Along the way, you'll learn how to:

• Create special effects like explosions and flying minifigures
• Convey action and emotion with your minifigure actors
• Design sets for animation--make three buildings look like an entire city!
• Light, frame, and capture consistent photos
• Add detail and scope to your films by building in different scales
• Build camera dollies and rigs out of LEGO bricks
• Choose cameras, software, and other essential animation tools

Dive into the world of animation and discover a whole new way to play!

My Thoughts

I was really excited when I saw this title available for review.  Why?  Well I have kids who uses the Lego Movie app on their iPad to create little movies.  However, they do not know all the techniques needed to make really good movies.   My second son is the creative child who will design his own Lego machines and initiate most of the idea of making a movie.  So I think he will enjoy this book quite a bit when it gets in his hands.

The book will definitely show the reader how to bring Lego models to life with producing a stop-motion animation.   With clear step-by-step instructions to make your first animation and exploring the entire filmmaking process, I suspect that kids who possess a keen interest in creating animation with Lego will enjoy this book.

The table of contents is very well presented:

The Basics: what you’ll need and all the steps to start.

Animating the minifigure: know your minifigure, body language, walking, facial animation, jumping, flying, floating, thinking outside the joints, practice, people-watch, experiment.

Animation principles: exaggeration, squash and stretch, timing and spacing, easing, anticipation, follow-through, recovery, arcs, ovelapping action, secondary action, staging and blocking, trial and error.

Building for brickfilms: building stable sets, building for movement, building for versatility with modular sets, bruick-built special effects, build what the camera sees.

Working in different scales: microscale, minifigure scale, miniland scale, paganopuppets, puppet building instructions, little guys scale, other scales.

Tools of the trade: cameras, tripods and camera mounts, lighting, odds and ends, microphones, computers, software and hardware compatibility, stop-motion software, your animation toolkit.

The creative process: brainstorming (what if?, play approach, plan approach), writing a script, storyboarding, animatics, organizing your work with spreadsheets.

Cinematography and production: aspect ratio, frame rate, take your shot (types, movement, composition), light (everything you need to know about lighting), get into focus, set the exposure, action.

Post-production: Sound (types of sound, recording sound, using other people’s sounds), Editing (8 steps to follow through), Advanced post-production (compositing, lip-sync prep work, digital facial animation), sharing your film.

Conclusion: giving and receiving feedback, what next?, have fun!

The book contains plenty of images which allow the reader to visualize the explanation read.   It is so much easier to grasp a concept when you have colorful images showing what it looks like.   Honestly, I can already picture my son trying out all the examples found in this book while reading it.

When you take the time to explore this book, you get a feel on how much a child who is interested in making Lego animation movies would learn using it.   I mean this can be a great book to use for a subject in homeschool as it contains all the steps and training necessary to create their own animation using Lego.  The book also contain exercises within the chapters in order to better understand what you have read by simply doing it yourself.   Every once in a while the authors (in a minifigure format) will pass comments on what is presented in the pages by suggesting some tips and hints on how to do animation.   It is very clever and original to see them in the pages that way.

As I mentioned this book is perfect for kids who have shown an interest in making their own stop-motion animation already.   It is a great gift for anyone who desire to explore movie making with Lego.  It is particularly well written and contains a ton of instructions and numerous exercises in order to develop the skill of making stop-motion movie with Lego.   I can’t wait to see what my kids will be doing with it. 

The Lego Animation Book is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

  

It is also available in the Kindle format.

 

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

The LEGO Neighborhood Book

The LEGO Neighborhood Book – Build Your Own Town!
By Brian Lyles and Jason Lyles
Published at no starch press

About the Book

In The LEGO Neighborhood Book, you’ll create buildings with real-world details like cornices and facades, and try your hand at interior design by filling your buildings with furniture and light fixtures. Then add the finishing touches to your models with plants, traffic lights, scaffolding, and park benches. Snap together a few houses, shops, and apartment buildings to create your own neighborhood!

Inside you’ll find:

• Complete, step-by-step instructions for four multistory buildings
• Dozens of inspiring ideas to use in your own models
• Mini builds for a recliner, old-time lamp post, traffic light, and more
• A gallery of the authors’ designs

My Thoughts

My kids love to build with LEGO and whenever they have a new book to provide ideas for them it is a blessing because I know they will go through it with attention.  LEGO for our house is synonym to CREATIVITY.   The designs that my own kids have come up with are ingenious at times.  So I was very excited to receive the LEGO Neighborhood Book which would help them to better understand architecture and design at the same time. 

The book I geared specifically for kids ages ten and up, this book will offer plenty of ideas for your child to create buildings with details like cornices and facades.  But that’s not all, the child will be able to include finishing touches in order to make the neighborhood more alive and thriving.

The book will give you steps-by-steps instructions in order to build various items that can be found in a neighborhood – park benches, traffic lights, street lights, fire hydrants, parking meters, newspaper racks, plants, buildings of all sorts, interiors of an house with living room, kitchen, dining room, bedrooms and more.  It also contains numerous photos of ideas that the child interested in expanding his/her skills in building with LEGO.  This book is truly an inspiring one and I expect my kids to design something using the bricks that we have at home.

The parts list for the models in this book as well as free bonus instructions are available on the site of no starch press.

This book would make a wonderful gift for Christmas for the child in your life who likes to build with LEGO.

The LEGO Neighborhood Book is available for purchase at your favorite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.

  

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic

The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic – The Adventures of Geo, Vol. 1
Written by Kanani K.M. Lee & Adam Wallenta
Published at no starch press

About the book

An Amazing, Earth-Shattering Adventure!

The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic is a wild adventure in earth science. Follow Geo and his robot dog, Rocky, as they travel back in time to Pangea, surf a tsunami, and escape an erupting volcano—all in time for Geo’s first-period science test!

The journey starts 200 million years ago and takes you to modern-day Hawai’i, the ocean floor, and deep inside the Earth.

You’ll learn:

• How scientists developed the theory of plate tectonics
• Why the Earth shakes
• What’s in the center of the Earth
• How volcanoes can form islands

The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic will teach you about geology in a fun, lively, and visual way.

My Thoughts

What an ingenious way to present earth science to kids!    In this wild adventure you will follow Geo and his robot dog, Rocky, as they travel back in time to Pangea, surf a tsunami, and escape a volcano.   In this comic book, your child will learn more about tectonic plates and how it affects our planet.    They will start with learning that tectonic plates are like giant puzzle pieces.  Slowly throughout the comic, they will learn about how the seafloor can spread, discover about magnets, take a journey to the center of the Earth, learn about earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis and discover what a geologist do for a living.

Below are some examples of the comic pages.

But that’s not all.  At the end of the comic, you will have pages which give more information about the things covered in the comic.   And the last page of the book offers geology activities – which can also be found at http://www.nostarch.com/tectonicsactivities.

This comic book is a great way to introduce your kids to tectonic plates and how they affect our planet.   I wish I had this comic book when we studied geology last year.  But it can be a good revision for my kids to read this.

The Incredible Plate Tectonics Comic is available for purchase at your favourite bookstore, even on amazon.ca and amazon.com.

  

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

Lego Build-It Book Volume 1–Amazing Vehicles

Lego Build-It Book Volume 1 – Amazing Vehicles
Published at no starch press

About the book

With just one collection of LEGO® bricks, you can build any of these 10 models—from the simple Go-Kart to the intricate Rescue Truck.

Handy tips and advanced building techniques will inspire you to create your own amazing models for even more fun!

My Thoughts

Once again this book is opening the reader to a whole new world – creating amazing vehicles with Lego.   As per other titles from no starch press, I am very impressed with the quality of the projects included in this book.  

If you have a child who enjoy building trucks and other kind of vehicles with Lego, this book is definitively the book for him (or her) to have.    Here’s the models you will find in this book.

• Off-Roader
• Go-Kart
• Muscle Car
• Stroller
• Multi-Purpose Truck
• Historic Racer
• Classic Car
• Wheel Loader
• Street Rod
• Rescue Truck

Here’s what the pages look like in this book.

The instructions are very clear and easy to follow as you can see.  You will have a detailed list of the bricks needed to build the model you wish to do and step-by-step instructions to follow.

I find the books on Lego from no starch press to be well done and very creative.  This particular book – even though it concentrates on vehicles – will bring some fun building time to your child.

Lego Build-It Volume 1 is available at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.

  

Kindle

  

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

Lego Space Building the Future

Lego Space Building the Future
By Peter Reid and Tim Goddard
Published at no starch press

About the book

Come explore an incredible LEGO® universe in LEGO Space: Building the Future. Spaceships, orbital outposts, and new worlds come to life in this unique vision of the future, built completely from LEGO bricks.

A selection of step-by-step building instructions will have you constructing your own cosmic creations to play with at home. Marvel at interstellar battlecruisers, space pirates, charming robots, and other stunning builds from an amazing future!

About the Authors

Peter Reid has been a fan of LEGO since childhood. He is a contributor to The LEGO Play Book, his work appeared in The LEGO Book, and he has attended design workshops with the LEGO Group in Billund. His incredible LEGO Exo Suit, featured in this book, has been chosen by LEGO for mass production in 2014, as LEGO CUUSOO #006, Exo Suit. He lives near London with his fiancee, Yvonne.

Tim Goddard is a contributor to the New York Times-bestselling The LEGO Ideas Book and The LEGO Play Book. He has also participated in product development with the LEGO Group. He works as a laboratory manager and lives with his wife, Sharon, in the UK.

My Thoughts

Any book containing Lego ideas are well received in this house.  So when I saw a new title based essentially on space, I knew that the kids would enjoy it.  Besides, it’s a great way to encourage them to build space things when we will study the Solar System and space.

This marvelous book contains numerous models of starships, robots, aliens, space pirate and much more.   To top it off, the authors also took the opportunity to bring your through a voyage of space exploration from the Sputnik to the space civilization that is often dreamed off by many throughout the world.    I am not sure if we will ever see a Moon colony or a Mars colony in our life but when you look at the creativity of these authors and creators, you can almost see it become a reality.

The book contains step-by-step instructions at time as well as cool information about space exploration.  I find it is a great way to encourage reading for kids who are somewhat reluctant but enjoy anything that contains Lego.  Here’s the table of contents for you to discover.

Chapter 1: The Space Age
Chapter 2: The Federation
Chapter 3: Ships of the Federation
Chapter 4: Inhospitable Climate Engineers
Chapter 5: New Frontiers
Chapter 6: Realm of Shadows
Chapter 7: Army of Darkness
Chapter 8: Star Justice
Chapter 9: Infiltration
Chapter 10: Across the Universe

The book will definitively encourage imagination and might pick the interest of a boy or girl who likes anything about space.  Who knows… maybe one will eventually move to another colony somewhere in space!

Lego Space Building the Future is very creative and fun to read.  I believe in giving books as a gift and this would be one of my choices.

Lego Space Building the Future is available at your favourite bookstore, even amazon.ca and amazon.com.

  

Kindle

  

Disclaimer: Thanks to no starch press for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.