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Little Book Of The
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A freelance features writer who has lived in various parts of the Cotswolds for most of her life, the author is passionate about all things ' Cotswold'
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Introduce your little one to the world around them with Little Boxes!


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Little Book Of Traction Engines

Details: Little Book of Traction Engines details the development and heyday of the working steam road locomotive and takes a look at the many derivatives designed to economise industrial and agricultural processes, previously performed with archaic and outdated methods. Using contemporary colour photographs and rarely seen black and white archive images, it looks at the sheer power of the heavy haulage engine and the extraordinary loads and tonnage they were capable of pulling over British roads. Little Book of Traction Engines celebrates the giants of the road in a golden age of British industrial heritage, when this country's engineering excellence was once recognised the world over. Ideal for: Transport, vehicle and engine enthusiasts or for those wanting to learn more about the
Golden Age of British Industrial heritage. This hardback book has 157 pages and measures approximately: 16 x 15.6 x 1.5cm.
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Details: Little Book of Traction Engines details the development & heyday of the working steam road locomotive & takes a look at the many derivatives designed to economise industrial & agricultural processes, previously performed with archaic & outdated methods. Using contemporary colour photographs & rarely seen black & white archive images, it looks at the sheer power of the heavy haulage engine & the extraordinary loads & tonnage they were capable of pulling over British roads. Little Book of Traction Engines celebrates the giants of the road in a golden age of British industrial heritage, when this country's engineering excellence was once recognised the world over. Ideal for: Transport, vehicle & engine enthusiasts or for those wanting to learn more about the Golden Age of British Industrial heritage. This hardback book has 157 pages & measures approximately: 16 x 15.6 x 1.5cm.

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Contemporary - Modern era design
Black - A colour which does not emit any colour of the spectrum. Black absorbs all frequencies of the spectrum.
Engine - A machine designed to convert fuel into motion
Contemporary - A design reference to indicate post war modern design
White - A colour combining all colours
vehicle - A manufactured device used to transport people or cargo.
Steam - Steam - water in gas form, water vapour. Commonly seen coming from a kettle
Locomotive - Or Loco is the powered vehicle at the front of a train
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans
heavy - A concept of weight indicating an item may require some effort to lift or move
Road - a manmade lane or a path that is used to speed up travel.
Hardback - Referring to books something that is made from thick stiff card
Contemporary - An object that is living in the same time.
Ideal - Something that satisfies a perfect criteria.
Transport - Something that carries people or goods.

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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