Kenney,
Sean. Building Amazing Creations. Macmillan/Henry Holt 2017 382p. $24.99 ISBN
978-1-62779-018-5 all ages Nonfiction E-BN
This is a
coffee-table book that is crammed with over 800 illustrations of Sean Kenney’s LEGO creations. Kenney is known for creating miniature and large-scale
LEGO animals, towns, buildings, flowers and portraits. Kenney’s artistic efforts
are on display around the world in corporate offices, public gardens, museums
and art galleries. School librarians who are involved in Maker Spaces will
undoubtedly know his “Cool” book series that shows how to create LEGO projects. In the short text
accompanying each illustration, readers learn about his background of earning a
college degree in computer science and how he became restive and pursued his
passion for art by founding his own company to create LEGO sculptures. The text
under illustrations encourages readers to look carefully at individual LEGO
pieces that are used in creative ways, such as a helmet for the feet of robots, and how to get a mirrored effect. His step-by-step details from concept
to finished creation, which include the methods by which projects are sketched,
created, and shipped or installed, provide insider knowledge that can kickstart
readers into creating their own unique LEGO projects. This is a great book for any fan of LEGOs, for art students, and for any
person who appreciates intricacy of design. WOW, this book cannot be
categorized, as everyone who opens it, regardless of age, will be captivated by
something.
Summary:
For any lover of LEGOs, Sean Kenney has chronicled his most amazing projects.
This book is part biography, part an “I Spy” look at how LEGO pieces are repurposed in a creation, and an imagination
kickstarter for Maker Spaces in schools. For all ages.
Legos --Lois
McNicol
