Botany in bricks! Take a closer look: This intricately illustrated compendium of flowers and plants has a LEGO(R) twist--the blooms are built of bricks! Inspired by the bestselling LEGO Botanical sets, this almanac combines floral facts, hand-drawn botanical illustrations, and exclusive stories from the LEGO set designers themselves, plus a bonus collectible flower print to display.

Inspired by scientific drawings of flora, the beauty is in the details of the singular LEGO(R) Botanical Almanac. Each page presents a deeper look into a stunning LEGO bloom, succulent, or plant--from garden varietals to the exquisitely exotic. Like traditional botany illustrations, these LEGO flowers are presented as stunning works of art and detailed dissections of real species. Dip in and out to learn about each plant and discover behind-the-scenes details of how LEGO set designers turned iconic bricks into captivating natural forms. A perfect gift for LEGO fans and unlike any other book before it, the LEGO(R) Botanical Almanac highlights where art meets science and building meets play--a true celebration of the boundless creativity of the LEGO brand.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c)2024 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIBLE PRINT INCLUDED: Tucked in the back of the book is a removable print featuring a hand-drawn illustration from the book. A must-have for LEGO collectors, this print is exclusive to the book. Frame and hang it on your wall to admire--and spark your creative thinking--every day.

UNIQUE FAN ARTIFACT: With beautifully rendered art and a sophisticated package that mimics a true scientific work, this almanac is an unexpected gift for the LEGO fan that has everything. Share the LEGO fandom with this surprisingly beautiful keepsake.

A BRAND YOU LOVE AND TRUST: For decades, the LEGO brand has inspired billions of people to stretch the limits of their imaginations and explore the power of play. Discover a new side of the LEGO universe with this beautiful LEGO book.

EXCLUSIVES FROM THE LEGO DESIGNERS: The book features behind-the-scenes interviews, stories, and fun facts, offering a unique window into the creative process of developing a LEGO set.

Perfect for:

• LEGO fans
• LEGO builders who purchased the LEGO Botanical sets
• Gardeners and fresh-cut flower lovers
• People interested in home décor and looking for a beautiful flower book to display
• People fascinated by scientific botanical drawings
• Mother's Day, housewarming, anniversary, birthday, Valentine's Day, or Galentine's Day gifting

EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF LEGO(R) SPACE!

An oversized full-color hardcover volume exploring the birth and early life of LEGO Space--the iconic toy line that inspired imagination and exploration the world over!

LEGO toys have sparked creativity and joy for generations, delighting families with each and every new connection. Now, LEGO Space: 1978-1992 explores the latter half of the twentieth century through the lens of LEGO Space--illuminating the brand's own history alongside the popular culture and world events that helped to shape it.

This collection includes statistics and trivia for each set from across nearly two decades, fascinating insights of the LEGO Group as a company, and celebrations of the talented designers who helped to create each essential piece and kit.

This gorgeous chronicle is perfect for LEGO fans and builders of all ages, and will excite any reader with an interest in the fascinating history of the peerless and classic building toy!

It's all here! Pictured and listed in this massive volume, now in its fourth edition, are fifty-four years' worth of toys produced between Matchbox's founding in 1947, and 2001, including their popular diecast vehicles, playsets, dolls, plastic kits, robots, and ephemera. The international scope of Matchbox toys is illustrated in catalogs and on boxes and labels printed in a dozen languages. Certain toys have been made for sale in specific countries or to promote specific companies or products. In 1982 the international numbering system on miniatures changed. The result of all these variables is a fascinating and infinite variety of Matchbox toys. In the largest volume about Matchbox Toys ever published, 2,447 color photos illustrate nearly all of Matchbox's vast line. Helpful captions and a price guide make this an essential part of every collector's library.

More than 500 color photos display marbles of all types in this informative, highly popular, revised guide. Most of these photos, over 400, are new to this edition and the text is entirely rewritten. Covered in this reliable guide that has stood the test of time are handmade and machine-made marbles of all types, including Indians, Aggies, Steelies, transitionals, M.F. Christensen & Son, Akro Agate, and more...every major category of marble is presented. Included among the handmade marbles are old marbles of glass, earthenware, minerals, and steel; machine-made marbles are identified by their manufacturers; and contemporary handmade glass marbles by artisans recapturing the old styles and creating exciting new styles all their own. Today's marble pricing is explained in detail. The author describes the four factors to look for when determining the value of a marble, and presents an accurate guide to the modern market. This book is a reliable source book for anyone with an interest in marbles.

Expand your LEGO Winter Village with these brand new models! This holiday season, get ready to grow your LEGO winter wonderland! Within these pages you'll find complete instructions and full brick lists to build a collection of brand new Winter Village models, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to buy all the pieces you'll need through Bricklink.com - LEGO's official online marketplace.

In this book, create the ultimate Christmas Express with instructions for:

• a Christmas Locomotive
• a Passenger Car
• a Hot Cocoa Tanker
• a Reindeer Car
• a Gingerbread Car
• a Present Car
• a Christmas Tree Car

Turn on the Christmas classics, brew up some hot cocoa, and get building with this perfect festive family activity.

A vibrant visual celebration of the iconic cube.

The Rubik's(R) Cube was created in 1974 by Ernő Rubik, a Hungarian architecture professor. Rubik later used the Cube as a learning exercise to teach his students about three-dimensional spaces. Little did he know his 'magic cube' (as he originally named it) would become one of the most famous puzzles of all time! By the 1980s, the Rubik's Cube was a worldwide craze, selling millions every year and cementing its pop culture legacy. It has featured in everything from The Simpsons to Harry Styles' last tour.

Perfect for all fans of the Cube, this book is a vibrant celebration of the iconic puzzle. It explores 50 key moments in the Cube's life, encompassing everything from its design evolution to celebrity solvers and cube-solving records. With great quotes, fascinating stats and facts, fun photos and plenty of nostalgia it is a perfect gift for the Rubik's fan in your life and offers plenty of new insight for seasoned solvers.

Includes a foreword by Ernő Rubik.

A beautiful visual celebration of the iconic LEGO(R) minifigure--its history, evolution, and status as a cultural icon.

The LEGO(R) minifigure is one of the most recognizable and collectible toys on the planet. Over the span of 40 years it has evolved from a simple yellow figurine to a global pop culture icon. This landmark volume celebrates the colorful history, evolving design, and lasting impact of the one and only LEGO minifigure. Driven by compelling interviews and essays, lush photography, infographics, and never-before-seen visuals from inside the LEGO archives and beyond, this book is a wide-reaching visual exploration of why the minifigure matters--as a beloved toy and as a singular cultural icon.

MUST-HAVE: The ultimate celebration of the LEGO minifigure, this book explores the minifigure from all angles.

FOR ALL LEGO FANS: This book is perfect for all LEGO fans, from avid collectors and super fans seeking new, never-before-published content, to anyone who grew up with the iconic minifigure, looking to explore the history of the toy they know and love.

GLOBAL ICON: The LEGO minifigure has captivated the world for 40 years. Connecting LEGO lovers old and young, this tiny yellow figure captures the joy at the heart of the LEGO brand.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (c)2022 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

Expand your LEGO Winter Village with these brand new models! This holiday season, get ready to grow your LEGO winter wonderland! Within these pages you'll find complete instructions and full brick lists to build a collection of brand new Winter Village models, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to buy all the pieces you'll need through Bricklink.com - LEGO's official online marketplace.

In this book, have a rustic Christmas and head up to the snow covered mountains with instructions for:

• a Woodcarver
• an Ice Sculpture display
• a Ski Slope
• a Chalet
• a Tree with Robin
• a Gypsy Wagon

Turn on the Christmas classics, brew up some hot cocoa, and get building with this perfect festive family activity.

Finally, the guide that fans of Hasbro's My Little Pony have waited for is here With large, full color photos of every pony, playset and accessory released in the US in the 1980s and 1990s, this unofficial guide to the first generation of My Little Pony (commonly called MLP G1) from Summer Hayes provides everything a collector or collectibles seller needs to identify these toys and their accessories, understand their value, or build a collection. In addition to large photographs of each item, this illustrated price guide contains detailed checklists to help collectors or sellers identify and reunite each pony in their collection with the accessories that they were originally packed with, including brushes, ribbons, stickers and more. With in-depth coverage of playsets, Pony Wear, stickers, mail orders and other exclusive ponies as well as differences and variations in ponies and accessories, The My Little Pony G1 Collector's Inventory is the ultimate MLP resource. Collectors will also enjoy helpful sections on hard to find pony sets such as Petite Ponies, Dream Beauties, Li'l Litters, and stuffed plush. Whether you are a collector looking for a reliable price guide, an easy way to identify your ponies and keep track of accessories, an eBay or other collectibles seller looking for help valuing these items or just someone looking for the chance to remember these beloved toys from your childhood, you will find this to be the most comprehensive and complete guide to MLP available anywhere. With a foreword from Dream Valley's Kim Shriner.

Expand your LEGO Winter Village with these brand new models! This holiday season, get ready to grow your LEGO winter wonderland! Within these pages you'll find complete instructions and full brick lists to build a collection of brand new Winter Village models, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to buy all the pieces you'll need through Bricklink.com - LEGO's official online marketplace.

In this book, bring the excitement of a Christmas parade to your Winter Village with instructions for:

• a Gingerbread Float
• a Sleigh Float
• a Presents Float
• a Rooftop Float
• a Fire Truck
• a Fire Station
• a Gas Station
• a Cola Truck

Turn on the Christmas classics, brew up some hot cocoa, and get building with this perfect festive family activity.

LEGO(R) Minifigures don't play around when it comes to matters of the heart!

We Just Click is a sweet and humorous look at love within the zany LEGO universe.

Fifty pairs of iconic Minifigures answer the timeless question: I knew we clicked when . . ., sharing heartwarming moments of romance, friendship, and love.

• We Just Click features a different diverse relationship on each spread.
• Highlights what our favorite Minifigures love about each other with delightful, punny humor
• Has a little something for the LEGO lover in each of us

We Just Click is a lighthearted, humorous exploration of love within the LEGO universe, in all of its forms.

It's almost as if Minfigures were made to fit together.

• Features a diverse range of relationships and representation of love
• Perfect lighthearted gift for friends, parents, and children--celebrates love in all its forms
• Great for nostalgic LEGO lovers, newfound fans, and those who loved The LEGO Movie
• Add it to the shelf with books like I Lego N.Y. by Christoph Niemann, A Lovely Love Story by Edward Monkton, and Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming True Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer S. Holland.

A MUST-HAVE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND COLLECTORS OF FIREFIGHTING TOYS-THE PERFECT BOOK FOR THE FIREHOUSE KITCHEN TABLE!
This long-awaited book (the fourth title published in the author's Model Fire Engines series) is the definitive resource for model fire station toys and scale firehouse replicas. Packed full of detailed information, this coffee-table book includes more than 1,000 color images of over 200 scale firehouses and hundreds of die-cast model fire engines. Includes training towers, burning buildings, firefighting figures, and dioramas of Mack's fire engine assembly plant and FDNY's fleet services facility.
Model fire station toys include details about manufacturers and production dates, and firehouse replicas include historical information about each building such as year built, companies quartered, and neighborhoods served (in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and many other cities).
Featuring firehouses by Code 3 Collectibles, Corgi Classics, Dinky Toys, First Due Firehouse Replicas, Hot Wheels, LEGO, Majorette, Matchbox, Plasticville, Road Champs, Siku, Solido, Tomica, Tootsietoy, and many others. This beautifully designed book will appeal to firefighters, collectors, and children alike. Available in hardcover and softcover.
200+ FIREHOUSES, 200+ PAGES, 1,000+ IMAGES, FULL COLOR.

A really unusual book that deserves to be in the library of anyone who collects model fire apparatus or fire stations. Extensively researched and very well put together. Don't let this one go by! -John A. Calderone (editor, Fire Apparatus Journal magazine)

This book also includes:
- the history of key die-cast toy manufacturers
- dozens of real-life firehouse replicas and detailed information about the companies and the apparatus quartered
- all nine of Code 3 Collectibles hand-painted resin firehouses as well as their Burning Building replica
- replicas of famous Hollywood movie firehouses including those featured in EMERGENCY!, Ghostbusters, Backdraft, and Towering Inferno
- five different scale firehouse replicas produced of Los Angeles County EMERGENCY! fire station 51
- fire department-related board games, resin patches, scale flags, and firefighting figures
- photos of over 150 Code 3 Collectibles replicas in their respective firehouses
- the FDNY Super Pumper System and the firehouse built specifically to house it
- over 20 FDNY firehouses custom built out of LEGOs
- the prototype of a second Boley firehouse (based on an FDNY structure) planned but never released
- details on how to build your own firehouse models
- links to free downloads to update your own collection

This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the fire service. -Dave Audlin (former firefighter and avid collector)

...like reading a history book of the cities and the real firehouses... this is one that collectors will treasure. -Riley O'Brien (ex-firefighter/paramedic & fire apparatus collector)

If you love toy firehouses, you'll love this collectible book on the subject! -Charlie Mack (author, The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys)

Expand your LEGO Winter Village with these brand new models This holiday season, get ready to grow your LEGO winter wonderland Within these pages you'll find complete instructions and full brick lists to build a collection of brand new Winter Village models, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to buy all the pieces you'll need through Bricklink.com - LEGO's official online marketplace.

In this book, expand the ultimate Christmas train with instructions for:

• a Sleigh Car
• a Dining Car
• a Candy Machine Car
• a Mail Car
• a Snow Globe Car
• a Light Reel Car
• an Igloo Car

Turn on the Christmas classics, brew up some hot cocoa, and get building with this perfect festive family activity.

HOT WHEELS PROTOTYPES is an insightful new book for all ages. Readers will enjoy the narrative history of Hot Wheels prototypes from the moment Mattel founder, Elliot Handler first said, Why not we try? to the research and development department's lively competition to bring the coolest cars to the table

Adults and kids alike will love the beautiful, never before seen photos of Hot Wheels cars in the beginning, middle, and finished stages. Even the serious Hot Wheels collector will be fascinated by the rare interviews and never before seen internal photos and documentation.

Hot Wheels experts, Bruce Pascal and Mike Zarnock have pooled their knowledge to showcase and explain the history of each prototype car in Bruce's amazing collection. However, their real intent is to inspire the reader to cherish Hot Wheels, whether they're just getting started or now want to add the word prototype to their existing collection

Expand your LEGO Winter Village with these brand new models This holiday season, get ready to grow your LEGO winter wonderland Within these pages you'll find complete instructions and full brick lists to build a collection of brand new Winter Village models, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to buy all the pieces you'll need through Bricklink.com - LEGO's official online marketplace.

In this book, relive some of your favourite Christmas classic stories with instructions for:

• a Scrooge House
• a Hansom Cab
• a Grump House
• a Grump Tree
• a Grump Sleigh
• a Gingerbread House

Turn on the Christmas classics, brew up some hot cocoa, and get building with this perfect festive family activity.

Expand your LEGO Winter Village with these brand new models! This holiday season, get ready to grow your LEGO winter wonderland! Within these pages you'll find complete instructions and full brick lists to build a collection of brand new Winter Village models, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to buy all the pieces you'll need through Bricklink.com - LEGO's official online marketplace.

In this book, create the ultimate bustling and festive Christmas town with instructions for:

• a Department Store
• a Santa Balloon
• a Police Car
• a Police Station
• a Police Box
• an Eggnoggery
• an Eggnog Truck

Turn on the Christmas classics, brew up some hot cocoa, and get building with this perfect festive family activity.

In 2003, My Little Pony collectors had something to celebrate as Hasbro reintroduced their beloved brand of brightly colored ponies for a third time. For collectors, this third generation (commonly called G3) has not only recreated the thrill of the hunt, but also offered a chance to pass the hobby of collecting down to the next generation. Summer Hayes has compiled the first guide to these new MLP items, complete with hundreds of full color photos of all ponies, accessories and playsets both with and without their packaging. With in depth coverage of each MLP item released since 2003 until today, online sellers or collectors will find on each page not only detailed photos for easy identification, but also handy checklists to keep track of accessories and other items that originally came with each set. Covering all sets, variants, and special offers throughout the My Little Pony Celebration, Friendship Ball, Butterfly Island, and Crystal Princess sets, The My Little Pony G3 Collector's Inventory is designed to assist the collector of any age or experience level to identify, organize and complete their collection

Gumby. Barbie. Slinky. WHAM-O. Spirograph. Hot Wheels. Atari.

These toys--and the stories of the kids, parents, child-rearing experts, inventors, manufacturers, and advertisers they affected--reflect the dynamism of American life.

Senior exhibit developer and best-selling author Kate Roberts, along with senior curator Adam Scher, spotlight forty-five memorable toys, placing them in historical context and examining their development and launch, their impact on kids and the larger community, and their reflection of the social and cultural shifts of each decade.

The book, developed in conjunction with the national traveling exhibit of the same name, will include firsthand stories shared by adults who revered these toys as kids as well as research gleaned from primary sources and toy experts and collectors.

Kate Roberts is senior exhibit developer for the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) and author of the best-selling book Minnesota 150. Adam Scher is a senior curator in the collections department at the MHS.

Expand your LEGO Winter Village with these brand new models This holiday season, get ready to grow your LEGO winter wonderland Within these pages you'll find complete instructions and full brick lists to build a collection of brand new Winter Village models, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to buy all the pieces you'll need through Bricklink.com - LEGO's official online marketplace.

In this book, bring all the fun of the fair to your Winter Village with instructions for:

• a Swing Carousel ride
• a Hot Cocoa Cups ride
• a Drop Tower ride
• a Ticket Booth
• a Dunk Tank game
• a Test Your Strength game
• a Hook-a-Penguin game

Turn on the Christmas classics, brew up some hot cocoa, and get building with this perfect festive family activity.