Cool Cars and Trucks

by Sean Kenney

Book Overview

Attention young LEGO brick builders: Whether you'd like to build an SUV, an excavator, a tanker truck, or a race car, this hands-on book will show you how. You can create street scenes such as a construction site, a fire rescue, or even a family on moving day. Children of all ages will let their imaginations run wild as they learn that there are no limits to what can be created with LEGO. And easy-to-follow instructions are included for several of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805087613
• ISBN13: 9780805087611
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Cool Cars and Trucks

A great practical book for young lego enthusiasts. We bought it for our grandson age 5 and he loves it. If you have a reasonable amount of Lego you don't have to rush out and buy a whole lot more!

Cool Cars 7 trucks

I was looking for directions for my 7 year old granddaughter to use to build with Legos. It took her no time at all to build some of these vehicles by herself. I just have to get her more Legos because she didn't have enough to make them all at the same time! Great book!

This is a great book for the budding LEGO fan with a wide assortment of projects to build!

Sean Kenney was introduced to LEGO bricks when he was a child and obviously the fascination for them never abated because he now is "recognized as one of the premier LEGO brick builders in the world." In this book you can see a photograph of him at work sculpting a bust of a man in his studio. Container after container of LEGOS can be seen on the shelves behind him. Most kids don't have as many blocks as Sean does, but if you have a passion for them and a few containers, you're going to love building some of these cars and trucks in this book! Some of the cars in this book can be patterned after a single model that you'll have directions for, while other things like simple furniture on the "Moving Day" page can be easily built by the average reader just by looking at them. The first photograph we see is of a car carrier hauling SUVs and they are some cool. In fifteen clearly diagramed steps you can create your own SUV. With a few additions or subtractions you can make a Sports coupe, Pickup truck or a Minivan, each of which are photographed for you to see. Other cars and trucks included are taxis, sporty cars like a police cruiser, airport vehicles, working trucks (heavy equipment), "pocket-sized crazy cars," rescue vehicles, a semi rig, visuals to design your own trucks and more! This is a great book for the budding LEGO fan with a wide assortment of projects to build. I liked the vibrant colors and theme of the book. Each model that does have directions has step-by-step instructions and illustrations that make building easy and fun. The book also encourages youngsters to be creative and shows additional vehicles that can be made by altering a few simple details or blocks. If you have a LEGO fanatic in the house, this would be a great gift . . . along with a few extra LEGO pieces!

Lego cars and trucks

My grandson will be thrilled with Cool Cars and Trucks book for Legos. He is five and spends considerable time building. He loves to look at the directions and try to build same as the picture. Afterwards, he builds it his way. This is a really cool book

My 6 years says "It was Cooooooooool and Sean Rocks"

My son is a certified Lego fan. He loves to build cars and has been a car child since 3 years old. He has almost every Lego racer kit on the market. He routinely takes them apart to make a new creations. When I saw this book I knew this was a must have. From the moment we got the book he has not put it down. We have all recreated a lot of the designs and have been inspired to make new designs. He loves sharing his designs on Sean's website. This book also makes a great gift for the Lego fan in your life. My son's official review is "This book is awesome. Where is the next one?"