The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide, 2nd Edition Paperback – November 12, 2012

My 7 year old first checked this book it at the library. He loved it, so we bought him a copy. There book is more like a real text book. It gets into theory and practical aspects of working with bricks. It's also like a reference book, with the Bricopedia and has multiple case studies by way of some specific builds. Oh, the publisher has made the model instructions available on their website (at least as of June 2018, they were still available). Technical book. Not like the current trend of Lego picture books. Great for learning to be creative with using the bricks you have available for making MOCs.

Being new to Lego building, this books feels like a well of wisdom. Well organized, written like an engineering manual, setting up the Lego RULES - where three plates are the same high as a block, amongst many valuable details.Like all the manuals, you will benefit from reading it cover to cover; then when building from scratch or from a Lego Kit, keep handy to understand how the model you work on is being assembled and designed.Highly recommend.

Gave this to my two grand sons, 6 and 10. The book offered many structural directions that provides the foundation for creating a more stable structure. Even more important it gives the young builder the tools to create their own designs. My youngest grandson made a three dimensional sign, with writing. Of course, I think he is a genius....thank you Lego.

My FTC team used this book as the basis for their "Building Fundamentals Lego camp". We couldn't reproduce any of the pages from the book- even for camp examples, as the yellow legos do not reproduce well, even in high quality color. I can't imagine reading the black and white copy! The campers really enjoyed making the ball from the book. It was less expensive to buy this nice, paperback with lots of other sections then to buy the one online that just has the ball instructions. We found the book had something for everyone, even a few of our older counselors learned a trick or two from this book.

I purchased this as a gift for my 10 year old grandson.He has not seen this yet but after looking through it I know he will be excited about it. The book describes the different types of lego blocks and how they are best used. It also provides some instructions for building several items.

Not for an AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) who has kept up on current building techniques but a good read and reference for kids who are into LEGOs. Much of the information in the book can be found online at various sources but this pulls the information together well and is straightforward in it's layout and instructions

Terrific book for the LEGO enthusiast and it's very thorough. We purchased this for our son about 6 months before we started buying the Lego Builder's Academy series, and the result was quite a few of the tips in that series were a bit redundant for him.

great for naming parts and some ideas of uses