Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
	List Price:   $16.00 Unit Price:   $12.80 You Save:   $3.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0395169615 ISBN-13:   9780395169612 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Series:   Sandpiper Bks. Edition:   60, Anniversary; Teachers Edition, Instructors Manual, etc., illustrated Category:   Picture Books Pub. Date:   September 1939 Pages:   48 Format:   Hardcover; Reinforced 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
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. 'This is fun both in its text and gray crayon drawings. 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.'