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"Fingerbobs is a British children's television programme made by the BBC in 1972. The first episode was broadcast on 14 February 1972 on BBC1 as part of Watch with Mother. The show was created by Joanne and Michael Cole, who also created Bod. Only thirteen episodes were ever made and were regularly repeated until December 1984. Presented by mime artist "Yoffy" (played by Canadian actor Rick Jones), each ten-minute episode told a story centred on a paper finger puppet animal and usually involved collecting various items (such as pebbles or feathers) to make up another object at the end. The finger puppets, each of whom had their own song, included: * Fingermouse - a mouse, consisting of a grey paper cone head with paper ears and whiskers with a grey glove for the body ("Fingermouse, Fingermouse/I am a sort of wondermouse"). Fingermouse later got his own show, with a new puppeteer, Play School's Iain Lauchlan, called "The Music Man". The Music Man would tell stories involving Fingermouse, using musical instruments. * Gulliver - a seagull made from a white ping-pong ball (head) placed over a thumb and white gloves forming the body with outstretched fingers as the wings. ("I spread my wings.") * Scampi - several scampi were made using purple gloves with red heads on each finger * Flash - a tortoise, with a paper shell. ("Slowly, steadily, I move at my own pace/They call me Flash though I won't dash/Who wants to run a race?") Other animal characters included Enoch the woodpecker, Scaredy the crow, Louise the squirrel, Prickly Friend the hedgehog and Gloria, a white mouse who appeared in the last edition as a girlfriend for Fingermouse. These creatures only made occasional appearances and did not have their own songs. Fingermouse gained his own series in 1985. In this series, the focus was more on musical instruments. One series was made of thirteen programmes. The memorable theme tune went "Yoffy lifts a finger, and a mouse is there/Puts his hands together, and a seagull takes the air/Yoffy lifts a finger, and a scampi darts about/Yoffy bends another, and a tortoise head peeps out/These hands were made for making, and making they must do." After filming the last episode, Jones destroyed the mouse puppet while the camera was still rolling. Fingerbobs was referenced in the video of "A Town Called Hypocrisy" by Lostprophets. == Episodes == The following information has been taken from the Kult Kidz Gold DVD release of the series. Gulliver's Stories * Bumpy * Stones * Feathers Scampi's Stories * Sounds * Wood * Shiny Fingermouse's Stories * String * Shadow * Shapes * Bricks Flash's Stories * Paint * Seeds * House Note: Episode titles were given in Radio Times, but were not shown on-screen. == References == == External links == *Fingerbobs * Category:1972 British television series debuts Category:1972 British television series endings Category:1970s British children's television series Category:BBC children's television shows Category:British television shows featuring puppetry Category:English-language television shows "
"Patrick Carman (born February 27, 1966 in Salem, Oregon) is an American writer. Carman is a graduate of Willamette University. In his twenties, Carman founded an ad agency, then ran it for a decade, overseeing a staff of eight and art directing projects for the health, technology, and film industries. He sold the agency in 1999 and founded a technology company that grew into a multimillion-dollar business. Carman sold his second company in 2003 and began writing books for young adults and children. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington, with his wife Karen and two daughters, Reece and Sierra, and splits his time between publishing and film projects. Carman's first book, The Dark Hills Divide, was published in 2003Experience the Series, The Land of Elyon, July 21, 2012 The book, and the subsequent books in the same series (The Land of Elyon), were all New York Times bestsellers,New Fantasy Novel By Patrick Carman Moving Up in National Bestseller List, February 7, 2005. The Land of Elyon has been translated into over twenty languages. The series was nominated for many state and national awards. Carman followed the five book Elyon series with the critically acclaimed Atherton trilogy, which was shortlisted for the Texas Bluebonnet. Carman uses technology, videos, and games to bring wired kids back to books. Young readers have read, watched, and played books Carman has produced, including The 39 Clues, Skeleton Creek, Trackers, and Dark Eden. Carman is a public speaker who presents at national events throughout the year including the National Book Festival, the LA Book Festival, and the School Library Journal Summit. He has also spoken to hundreds of thousands of students at over 1200 schools across the country. On March 5, 2011 Patrick Carman gave a TED talk about 21st Century literacy. He started an annual event in his own hometown, Walla Walla Kids Read, as a blueprint for literacy in rural communities. ==Awards== * 2011 New Mexico Land of Enchantment ** Short List *** 2011: Skeleton Creek ** Book Award Nominee *** 2008: The Dark Hills Divide *** 2008-2009: The Dark Hills Divide * Children's Book Council nominee ** 2010: The Crossbones ** 2010: Thirteen Days to Midnight * YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers list ** 2011: Thirteen Days to Midnight * Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards ** 2010-2011: Skeleton Creek * Delaware Diamonds Booklist ** 2010-2011: Skeleton Creek * Oregon Battle of the Books List ** 2010-2011: Skeleton Creek ** 2008-2009: The Dark Hills Divide ** 2008-2009: Atherton: The House of Power * Truman Award Nominee ** 2009-2010: Atherton * National E.B. White Award Nominee ** 2008: Atherton * National Lamplighter Award ** 2008: Beyond the Valley of Thorns ** 2007: The Dark Hills Divide * Wyoming Statewide Soaring Eagle Book Award short list ** 2009: Atherton: House of Power * Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Program short list ** 2008-2009: The Land of Elyon ** 2008-2009: Elliot's Park * New Hampshire Isinglass Teen Book Award Short List ** 2008: Atherton: The House of Power * VOYA's 2008 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers List * National Literacy Explore New Worlds Booklist (1 of 20 books chosen by the Library of Congress) ** Land of Elyon * The Texas Bluebonnet Award (short list) ** 2008: Atherton: The House of Power * Junior Library Guild Premier Selection ** 2008: Atherton: The House of Power * Kids Wings Award recipient ** 2008: Atherton: The House of Power * Cochecho Readers Award ** 2005-2006: The Dark Hills Divide * Great Stone Face Award nominee ** 2006: The Dark Hills Divide * Indian Paintbrush Award nominee ** 2005-2006: The Dark Hills Divide * Black-Eyed Susan Award nominee ** 2006-2007: The Dark Hills Divide * Waukesha County Kids Choice Award nominee ** 2006: The Dark Hills Divide ** 2007: Beyond the Valley of Thorns * The Children's Crown Award nominee ** 2006-2007: The Dark Hills Divide * iParenting Media Award ** 2005: The Dark Hills Divide * Colorado Children's Book Award nominee ** 2007: Beyond the Valley of Thorns == Bibliography == ===Novels=== * The Black Circle (2009) - the 5th part of 39 clues series * Thirteen Days to Midnight (2010) ====The Land of Elyon Series==== *The Dark Hills Divide (2005) *Beyond the Valley of Thorns (2005) *The Tenth City (2006) *Into the Mist (Prequel) (2007) *Stargazer (2008) ====Atherton Series==== *House of Power (2007) *Rivers of Fire (2008) *The Dark Planet (2009) ====Elliot's Park Series==== *Saving Mister Nibbles (2008) *Haunted Hike (2008) *The Walnut Cup (2009) ====Skeleton Creek Series==== *Skeleton Creek (2009) *Ghost in the Machine (2009) *The Crossbones (2010) *The Raven (2011) *The Phantom Room (2014) *Skeleton Creek is Real (2014) ====Trackers Series==== *Trackers #1 (2010) *Trackers Book 2: Shantorian (2011) ====3:15 Series==== * 3:15 (mobile app) (2011) * 3:15 Season One: Things That Go Bump in the Night (book) (2011) ====Dark Eden Series==== *Dark Eden (2011) *Dark Eden (book) (2011) *Dark Eden 2: Eve of Destruction (2012) *Dark Eden 2: Eve of Destruction (book) (2012) ====Floors Series==== * Floors Book 1: Floors (2011) * Floors Book 2: 3 Below (2012) * Floors Book 3: The Field of Wacky Inventions (2013) ====Towervale Series==== * Towervale (2019) == References == == External links == * * Category:Living people Category:21st-century American novelists Category:Willamette University alumni Category:Novelists from Oregon Category:1966 births Category:American male novelists Category:21st-century American male writers "
"The Sooke Fall Fair is an annual fair held in Sooke, British Columbia. It is held at the Sooke Community Hall on Vancouver Island, Canada, every September. Established in 1913, it is one of the Sooke community's longest-running annual events. The fair holds competitions, with adult and junior categories including photography, painting, drawing, embroidery, knitting, carving, preserves, vegetables, and baking. First Nations artwork and traditional crafts are also displayed. No fair was held in 1917–18, 1942–44 & 2020\. ==See also== Other Canadian annual fairs * Canadian National Exhibition - Toronto * Calgary Stampede - Calgary * Edmonton K-Days - Edmonton * Pacific National Exhibition - Vancouver * Central Canada Exhibition - Ottawa * Canadian Lakehead Exhibition - Thunder Bay * Markham Fair - Markham, Ontario * Red River Exhibition - Winnipeg * Royal Agricultural Winter Fair - Toronto * Royal Manitoba Winter Fair - Brandon, Manitoba * Schomberg Fair - Schomberg, Ontario * Streetsville Bread and Honey Festival - Mississauga * Western Fair - London, Ontario ==External links== *Sooke Fall Fair Category:Annual fairs Category:1913 establishments in British Columbia Category:Fairs in British Columbia Category:Festivals established in 1913 "