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This video tells us about Nathan Sawaya, a Lego artist!
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The
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it when there is a word you do not understand or unsure of. (For the
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Glossary (by
order of appearance)
Lego A toy made of small plastic bricks that you put together to build things.
Work of art Something that is made by an artist, for example a painting or a statue.
Vision An idea or a picture in your mind.
Hits Visits to a website.
Viable Able to succeed or able to work as intended.
Market People that want to buy something.
Gallery A place for showing works of art.
Greenwich A town in Connecticut.
Connecticut A small state in the north-west of the US.
Two-dimensional Having only two dimensions (for example, length and width).
Portraits A painting or photograph of a person. It usually includes only the person's head and shoulders.
Bronze A dark reddish-brown metal.
Clay A type of heavy, sticky earth that becomes hard when it is baked.
Neat Very good, excellent.
Praise Good things that you say or write about someone.
Freestyle A way
of swimming in which the swimmer lies in the water facing down and
moves first one arm over the head and then the other while kicking the
legs.
Exhibit A show of works of art to the public.
Touring Visiting places.
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