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Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A Lego Inventions Book (Klutz)

Lego Crazy Action Contraptions: A Lego Inventions Book (Klutz)
Author: Dan Rathjen
Creator: Inc. Klutz
Publisher: Klutz Press
Category: Book

List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 31 reviews
Sales Rank: 11132

Media: Spiral-bound
Edition: Book and Access
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 66
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 5.9 x 1.1

MPN: 1574
ISBN: 1570541574
Dewey Decimal Number: 371
UPC: 730767415747
EAN: 9781570541575
ASIN: 1570541574

Publication Date: July 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
With the universal appeal of LEGO building blocks, this package contains instructions and materials for a collection of LEGO designs the likes of which no one has ever seen before. "Crazy Action Contraptions" gives young builders everything they need to create ten marvelous machines. Contains 60 assorted LEGO pieces. Written by Don Rathjen & the Editors of Klutz. Full color.


Customer Reviews:   Read 26 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars another outstanding Klutz product!   January 2, 2009
My son is a huge lego fan. We have a billion pieces and he is constantly creating new ships and designs with them. This kit is a really neat addition to his collection. It has UNIQUE pieces I have not seen anywhere else, and has directions for 10 fun contraptions the kids can make. 5 of them have all the pieces included in the kit. 5 of them require other standard lego pieces that any lego fan will have in the house. My son made the balloon-powered car last night and played with it for hours. I highly recommend this book for any 9 year old child who enjoys building with legos.


4 out of 5 stars We all love it!   November 17, 2008
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

We got this for our four year old at the time. He is almost 7 now, and we all still enjoy choosing instructions from this book to work on together. I do think the pouch is a little small for all the pieces.

The zip line "robot" as my kids call it doesn't work so great, but otherwise, we've enjoyed all the projects - takes between 8 and 15 minutes to build one, if we don't stop to play together. I agree that if the child is 8 or older, this would be something they would need very little help with. Of course, you need to have a few legos already, as this one only has the specialized pieces inside. Oh - and a few rubberbands, as well. Ours broke rather quickly.

Sra. Gose
Mother of Five, Spanish Teacher, Author
Flip Flop Spanish



5 out of 5 stars The best addition to any Lego collection   November 4, 2008
My son has a HUGE bin of Legos and enjoys building and rebuilding. This box/kit really challenges him. The best part is most of the contraptions have a function. He loves the candy dispenser made with Legos and rubber bands.
I highly recommend this for any Lego lover!



5 out of 5 stars legos to go   May 5, 2008
 0 out of 2 found this review helpful

My ten year old loves legos ... and I love peace and quiet in the car! This product worked out great as a "trip treat", the bag was great so he could keep track of them. We use an aluminum cake pan with a plastic cover for a lego desk/holder in the car, but the book with a bag made it so he could take it into the hotel and restaurant with no fuss ... and isn't that what every mom really wants ??? no fuss??? GO LEGOS!!!!!!!!


5 out of 5 stars Hours of fun   April 3, 2008
This has many fun and challenging activities a child can do with Legos. The projects use the pieces that come with the book plus basic pieces most Lego fans will already own. Easy to follow directions with fun results. The child can use the basic ideas and expand upon them, so this kit isn't limited as some are. We got it for my son's 10th birthday and I think it would be appropriate for an 8 to 14 year old.

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