The day Lego started – level 1

10-08-1932

Lego starts on August 10, 1932. It starts in Denmark.

The name Lego is from the Danish words ”leg godt.” The words mean ”play well.”

At the beginning, the company makes wooden toys.

In 1958, Lego starts to make special bricks. The bricks fit together perfectly. People can make many different things from the bricks. The bricks become famous.

Today, Lego is a big toy producer. Lego sells products in more than 130 countries.

In 2015, a group of people build a big tower from Lego bricks. The tower is 35 meters tall. People build the tower in Italy. They use 550,000 bricks. They build the tower in five days.

Difficult words: mean (to have a meaning), brick (a block), fit (to be the right size to go somewhere).

What is the name of the tower that was built in Italy in 2015 using 550,000 Lego bricks?

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