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Search - Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (Sandpiper Books)
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Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette (BkCassett)
Book Description:
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
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- Children's Books >> Literature >> Classics by Age >> General
- Children's Books >> Science, Nature & How It Works >> Transportation >> Heavy Machinery
- Children's Books >> Ages 4-8 >> Picture Books
- Children's Books >> Ages 4-8 >> General
- Children's Books >> Authors & Illustrators, A-Z >> ( B ) >> Burton, Virginia Lee
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Paige (This was one of my favorite books as a kids, and now it is my sons favorite book. This is just a great story.
John O. (Written in 1939, great period pictures. (Illustrated by the author)
this book is a wonderful classic that teaches about friendship, loyalty and love among other things! Every child should read this book.
A children's classic story about believing in oneself and perseverance.
Elizabeth F. (Mike Mulligan remains faithful to his steam shovel, Mary Anne, against the threat of the new gas and Diesel-engine contraptions and digs his way to a surprising and happy ending" from the back of the book.
my boys absolutely loved this book (even slept with it!). i know some parents have had concerns about maryanne (the steam shovel) becoming a boiler in the end, so if you have a sensitive child, this might not be the book for you. but i thought the ending was a touching way to reward the hard-working pair. if you can get the audio too, you won't regret it.
Laura E. (Book Wiki
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