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Mike mulligan and his steam shovel by virginia lee burton. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 56 pages and is available in hardcover format. 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 skyscrapersthe very symbol of industrial america. Mike mulligan and his steam shovel isbn 0590758039 is a childrens book by virginia lee burton. Mike mulligan and his steam shovel worksheets vocabulary. I remember it as a child, raised all my children reading it and now on a grandchild. Burton herself includes mary anne, the steam shovel, within the pages of the. Best children bookschildrens bookskid booksyoung childrenvirginia lee burtonsnow activitiesliteracy activities. Mike mulligan and his steam shovel whose name was mary anne are hard workers.
The first edition of the novel was published in september 9th 1938, and was written by virginia lee burton. Mike mulligan and his steam shovel book kids books 2019. I am a huge mike mulligan and his steam shovel book. First published in 1939, in the wake of the great depression, it features mike mulligan, a steam shovel operator, and his steam shovel mary anne. The little bird is returned to its nest by the power shovel but this is not necessarily a steam shovel. Mike mulligan and his steam shovel book is a great gift to give to. The brave little steam shovel wonder books alf evers, dick stone on. The classic childrens book mike mulligan and his steam shovel features a steam shovel as a main character. Lessons about the iphone, courtesy of a depressionera childrens book. A power shovel, also known as a snort, features towards the climax of the childrens book are you my mother.