Fun of the Fair
Fun of the Fair

Author: Melanie McNeice

Publisher: David and Charles

Published: 2014-07-15

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1446369404

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The designer behind Melly & Me shares five delightful animal toys even beginners can sew themselves with this step-by-step guide. Sewers of all abilities will love this fabulous new collection of toy patterns from Melly McNeice of Melly & Me! This bright and colorful collection features sewing patterns for five super cute fairground animals—choose from a pretty pony, ric rac the lion, a performing seal, some cheeky monkeys, and a family of elephants! All the patterns are suitable for beginner sewers and include easy to follow, detailed instructions and diagrams. Melly McNeice is the designer behind Melly & Me and is known for her fun sewn toy patterns, her previous books include Sewn Toy Tales and Snug as a Bug!

All the Fun of the Fair
All the Fun of the Fair

Author: Lynda Page

Publisher: Canelo

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 1911591827

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The unmissable new saga from bestselling author Lynda Page It’s the 1950s and Grundy’s Travelling Fair arrives in town with a bang. When night falls, the local town is drawn to the Fair. But when the fairgoers head home, the Grundys are left behind. Hours are long and the work back-breaking. But family and friends hold things together. Gemma married into the lifestyle, her reliable husband Solomon making the work worthwhile. Solly’s Dad Samson is still the boss, but his other son, known as Sonny, is getting a reputation... Times are changing. Can the family – and the fair – survive? A saga with a twist, join the Grundy family in a gritty but heartwarming novel of love, friendship and secrets. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale, Lyn Andrews and Rosie Goodwin. Praise for All The Fun of the Fair 'What a delightful read! I loved this story from beginning to end!' Lucy's Reading Record 'An excellent book with a captivating storyline with lots of interesting and diverse characters, what more can you ask for?' Goodreads reviewer 'I absolutely loved this book. From page one I was drawn into the lives of all the characters... A thoroughly enjoyable read.' Reader review 'This book is full of secrets, romance, heartbreak and a couple of twists I never saw coming. I loved this book from beginning to end.' Reader review 'This story has so much packed into it... the strength of friendship and the value of community. A great read and an author who I want to read more of.' Jo's Book Journey

Fun at the Fair
Fun at the Fair

Author: Dr. Florence Ramorobi

Publisher: Dr. Florence Ramorobi

Published:

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 1955679096

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Six-year-old Milan is on a visit to the Amusement Park and has fun at the Fair playing games and having amazing conversations with Cotton Candy, Hot Dog and even runs away from scary Roller Coaster. She loves Carousel and is fascinated by the toys in the Midway. She has a great day because of the advice she gets from the many conversations she has with different foods and rides at the Fair. Read Fun at the Fair and find out what are the best ways to have Fun at the Fair and then enjoy the fun activities inside.

Meet Me at the Fair: A World's Fair Reader
Meet Me at the Fair: A World's Fair Reader

Author: Celia Pearce

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 1312115874

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Together with the Olympics, world's fairs are one of the few regular international events of sufficient scale to showcase a spectrum of sights, wonders, learning opportunities, technological advances, and new (or renewed) urban districts, and to present them all to a mass audience. Meet Me at the Fair: A World's Fair Reader breaks new ground in scholarship on world's fairs by incorporating a number of short new texts that investigate world's fairs in their multiple aspects: political, urban/architectural, anthropological/ sociological, technological, commercial, popular, and representational. Contributors come from eight different countries and represent affiliations in academia, museums and libraries, professional and architectural firms, non-profit organizations, and government regulatory agencies. In taking the measure of both the material artifacts and the larger cultural production of world's fairs, the volume presents its own phantasmagoria of disciplinary perspectives, historical periods, geographical locales, media, and messages, mirroring the microcosmic form of the world's fair itself.

Steam Traction on the Road
Steam Traction on the Road

Author: Anthony Burton

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2018-08-30

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1526701537

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This is the story of how for more than a hundred years steam power played a vital role in the development of road transport. It all began with tentative attempts to build steam carriages by pioneers such as Cugnot in France and Trevithick in Britain, and in the early part of the nineteenth century there were significant attempts to develop steam carriages and omnibuses. That these attempts ultimately failed was largely due to opposition by road authorities and draconian legislation. Steam power did, however, find a real purpose in agriculture, where the traction engine was used for a variety of tasks from towing and working threshing machines, to ploughing. Once the value of the traction engine had been established, it soon found a use in many parts of the world for heavy haulage work and appeared in an exotic guise as the showman's engine. The latter was not only used to haul rides to fairgrounds but also powered a dynamo that could light up the fair at night. By the end of the nineteenth century, steam on the road took on a new life with the development of steam cars and trucks. For a time they vied the new internal combustion engine for supremacy on the road. The American Doble Company even developed a 100mph steam sports car. Ultimately steam lost the war, but steam vehicles survive and delight us still thanks to enthusiastic owners and restorers.