Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
	List Price:   $11.95 Unit Price:   $9.56 You Save:   $2.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   0395066816 ISBN-13:   9780395066812 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Edition:   illustrated Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   1939 Format:   Library Binding Ages:   5 to 8 Grades:   0 to 3
Awards
1991  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  1996  Volunteer State Book Award  Winner!  1980  Mark Twain Award  Nominee/Honoree  1987  Flicker Tale Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  1987  Children's Book Award (Colorado) (USA)  Winner!
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Thrilling race against time as Mike Mulligan & his steam shovel dig a cellar in one day. Also use: Katy & the Big Snow (1973). Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His SteamShovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trustysteam shovel, Mary Anne, have a very important job. They dig deepcanals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for big city skyscrapers the very symbol ofmodern industrial America. But with progress comes new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes thatMary Anne can dig as much in a day as a hundred men can dig in aweek, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save MaryAnne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town ofPopperville is a testament to their friendship, as well as old-fashionedhard work and ingenuity. This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes a paperback editionof the book and a compact disc in a newly designed reusable package.