LEGO Heroes

I thought that this would have some ideas to build with my nephews, but it’s not that kind of book at all. Instead, it tells the stories of some real life heroes and how they used LEGOs to improve their lives or the lives of others.

Without going into too much detail, the Heroes in this book help everyone from a turtle with mobility issues to seniors in nursing homes to a young man with a prosthetic. These projects are amazing and surprising. Some are extremely functional, and others are about the artistic outcome. But most of them bring awareness to the fact that LEGOs help with finger dexterity and keeping the mind going at any age. I was very impressed with what these folks accomplished.

I’d recommend this book to any older teen or adult that likes human interest stories. There is a glimpse of some very amazing and innovative people throughout this book, but I don’t believe most kids under 15 would be interested in what is said in the book. The stories do show that humanity is alive and well!!

I was given a copy of this book for an honest review by Netgalley.

I requested this book expecting an engaging book that would be accessible to all ages about the unique ways people were innovating with LEGOs. Instead, I got a book that was repetitive, poorly organized, and read at a similar level as my course materials as a graduate-level student. Most chapters repeated the same information in different ways again and again throughout the chapter. The reiteration of the LEGO system of play and how all LEGO forms are compatible with each other was excessive. I also felt that some of the chapters could've been combined into a more extensive chapter on the overarching way LEGOs were being innovated within that sphere, allowing the information to be easily grouped and potentially removing some of the repetitiveness.

Lego Heroes by Lego Builders Changing Our World - One Brick at a Time is a book about building things and changing communities. One of my favorite things they made was ramps for wheel chairs.

Very informative book. Full of a lot of useful information. This book will also be very useful for future reference

Open up your child's mind while increasing their building skills. Legos are one "toy" that bridges so many ages and generations that you'd be hard pressed to find a home or gathering place that does not contain a huge bin of these bricks and people. This book contains so many patterns on "next step" building projects that it will take your family many weekends to complete them all. This book is a wonderful gift for any child, of any age, for any event. It is alos a great way for parents to connect with their children while building. Build some memories while building that project.

I love how ideas can be made for real necessities using LEGO. I didn't realize how many of these items existed. I think kids would enjoy this book and seeing how they too could make a difference in the world,

4 stars for an insightful and creative look at how LEGO helps communities!

This book is chock full of fun and inventive efforts and projects that have been done by communities and individuals that foster creativity and innovation. It was interesting to read about some of the cool projects LEGO has "built" - one of my favorites are the LEGO wheelchair ramps, neat!

Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing a digital ARC for review!

This book was good. I think if you are a huge Lego fan you would really enjoy it. It is inspiring to see all the Lego use cases and this book would be a good gift for a Lego-lover.

An eclectic but interesting set of articles showing how LEGO is being used in creative ways to help people, communities, and animals. Although the tone was a bit too self-satisfied, the stories are inspiring.

This was a heartwarming informational read about all the good LEGO is doing for the world! As an avid LEGO fan, after reading this book I was more grateful and in awe of everything a few plastic bricks can do. I thought the photos really added to the synopsis’s of each featured LEGO project and helped bring the projects to life. The twelve features were all so engaging, I would have loved if there were even more. It would be cool if there ends up being a second edition of this book, I very much enjoyed it. Highly recommend it for any LEGO enthusiast!

This book is my 4th book of this year (2023). I came across it and thought to myself, “This could truly be an amazing book to read”, as I grew up “playing” with Legos AND I have a Masters degree in Biomedical Engineering. Reading stories of how the world is impacted by creative ways of using Legos is definitely an enticing theme for a book. This book did deliver on that.

However, I am a bit unsure of the audience for this book. Children can read it, but the language in the book and the topics covered are more applicable to adults. In other words, the language is kind of too sophisticated for a child to understand. I was thinking that maybe there could be a companion book that is geared more towards children so that children and their parents can discuss the stories.

Overall, I was very interested in the stories and was inspired to think of other ideas for how to use Legos. I definitely appreciated this book and each of the stories within its pages. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books (publisher) for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

LEGO Heroes covers the stories of twelve innovators who used LEGO to bring change to the world around them. Each chapter covers a different inspirational story. The book shows the unique ways in which LEGO has been used to solve a variety of everyday problems. It also gives examples of ways that LEGO has been used to improve the lives of some people with disabilities.

I had previously heard of a couple of the stories but a majority of the book was new subject matter for me. The content of LEGO Heroes is suitable for all ages. It would make a great addition to any school library or homeschool curriculum. Some of the sections are a little lengthier than others but the book is still packed with interesting information.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books!

This book had a lot of potential and my 3rd grader who loves LEGO was excited to read it at bedtime. We found it to be incredibly dry and long-winded and repetitive, however, and he lost interest after only a few of the featured innovators.

The stories of the inventions and innovations would have been really cool, especially if simplified for a younger audience to spark their imaginations. It would have been easy to do. I'm thinking it would be best for the upper elementary to early high school student.

The pictures included were colorful and interesting and added to the impression that it would be a great book for elementary school students.

Unfortunately, the long-winded, wordy, repetitive, circular way it was written sucked all the joy and wonder out of the inventions. It feels like this can't decide whether it is an inspiring book for LEGO lovers or a technical manual for LEGO marketing teams, with the emphasis on LEGO programs and, oddly, the incredibly repetitive passages about how all LEGO bricks are made to be compatible with all other LEGO bricks. Like. Once would have been enough. There was no need to repeat that in every story. Even the quotes chosen to illustrate the stories were odd, as they didn't really add to the text and in many cases made it even more circular and confusing.

The comprehension level of the text hovered around upper-high-school to college-age and even for that age was circular, repetitive, and confusing.

Ultimately we didn't enjoy it at all and it was quite the disappointment.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing an early copy for review.

Thank you chronicle books and Netgalley for an ARC of LEGO Heroes by LEGO Builders changing our world- one brick at a time.

I was a huge Lego fan as a kid and now my kids are too! My son and I read this together and it was so enlightening and informative. We had no idea LEGO was used for so many other things besides play. We really enjoyed this book and recommend it to all Lego lovers out there.

It is truly amazing to me how cool Lego is. I think it's incredible that something can be used for so many useful and important things!

My youngest is a huge LEGO fan.

I knew about the LEGO replay program, but nothing about all these other programs or uses. It's amazing just how much these toys can do to help others in addition to being fun or sparking creativity.

I know it's likely a marketing ploy, but it does make me feel good about buying LEGO sets for my kids and I hope it inspires those who love LEGO to imagine even bigger possibilities.