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02740aam a2200397M 4500 001 2F634F5649F311ED9CAF447533ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221012010028 008 210305s2021 xx 0|| 0 eng d 020 $a 9781913491192 020 $a 1913491196 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UAB $d ERASA $d OCLCO $d XR# $d BDX $d SILO 050 4 $a NK1160-1590 082 04 $a 688.725 $2 23 082 04 $a 745.4 100 1 $a Williams, Tracey, $e author. 245 10 $a Adrift : $b the curious tale of the Lego lost at sea / $c Tracey Williams. 260 $a London : $b Unicorn Publishing Group $c 2022. 300 $a 144 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 20 cm 520 8 $a In 1997 sixty-two containers fell off the cargo ship Tokio Express after it was hit by a rogue wave off the coast of Cornwall, including one container filled with nearly five million pieces of Lego, much of it sea themed. In the months that followed, beachcombers started to find Lego washed up on beaches across the south west coast. Among the pieces they discovered were octopuses, sea grass, spear guns, life rafts, scuba tanks, cutlasses, flippers and dragons. The pieces are still washing up today. Writer and beachcomber Tracey Williams has always been intrigued by chance finds and the stories and folklore behind them, from shells and sea glass discovered on childhood holidays in Cornwall to flints and fossils unearthed in fields. In 1997, after finding thousands of pieces of sea-themed Lego washed up on beaches in South Devon, she became interested in the changing nature of beach combing and began to research the age and origin of many of the man made items she discovered. Her plastic finds have since been described as "a colourful catalogue of our times". She lives in Cornwall in an old house by the sea with her dog Jess, surrounded by piles of books and an ever-growing mound of beach finds. 650 0 $a LEGO toys $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Beachcombing $z Cornwall (County) $z Cornwall (County) 650 0 $a Marine accidents $z Cornwall (County) $z Cornwall (County) 650 6 $a LEGO (Jouets) $x Histoire $y 20e sieÌcle. 650 6 $a EÌcumage de greÌves $z Cornwall. $z Cornwall. 650 6 $a Navigation $x Accidents $z Cornwall. $z Cornwall. 650 7 $a Beachcombing. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00829106 650 7 $a LEGO toys. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00989704 650 7 $a Marine accidents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01009346 651 7 $a England $z Cornwall (County) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01330745 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20221012010532.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2F634F5649F311ED9CAF447533ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search