| Fairy Floss: The Sweet Story of Cotton Candy Contributor(s): Ingalls, Ann (Author), Blanco, Migy (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1499802382 ISBN-13: 9781499802382 Publisher: Little Bee Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Cooking & Food |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2016014966 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 11.3" W x 8.7" (0.90 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Step right up and read about the debut of cotton candy at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 The 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, was an exhibition like none other. It had huge buildings for displaying all sorts of inventions and machines, exhibits from all around the world, and vendors selling new foods, including something called Fairy Floss, which we now call cotton candy. In this book, a young girl named Lily and her Aunt Mae are told all about Fairy Floss by John Wharton, one of the inventors. Lily can't wait to go to the Fair and see how it's made. While there, she even makes a batch for herself Readers will get a glimpse of the excitement and innovation of the Fair through the descriptive text and the detailed illustrations in this beautiful historical fiction picture book. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blanco, Migy: - Migy Blanco was born in Salford, England, Migy went to university in London, and then spent 10 years working in advertising and editorial illustration. After marrying, he moved to Buenos Aires. There, surrounded by the vibrancy and colour of South America, he developed a children's book style that is bold, magical and eye-catching. Migy recently moved back to the UK and, for the first time in his life, he is living outside of a mega-city, enjoying nature and exploring new inspiration. |