I remember it as a child, raised all my children reading it and now on a grandchild. 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. Three worksheets and a vocabulary word list for the 1939 classic childrens book, mike mulligan and his steam shovel. See more ideas about childrens books, economics and children s literature. She is the author of many classic childrens picture books, including mike mulligan and his steam shovel and katy and the big snow.
Mike mulligan and his steam shovel worksheets vocabulary. Mike mulligan and his steam shovel isbn 0590758039 is a childrens book by virginia lee burton. Mike mulligan and his steam shovel book is a great gift to give to. Do you remember this well crafted childrens book by virgina lee burton. Goodnight, goodnight, construction site and steam train, dream train board books boxed set board books for babies, preschool books, picture books for toddlers. The main characters of this childrens, picture books story are mike mulligan.
Mike mulligan and his steam shovel by virginia lee burton. 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. A power shovel, also known as a snort, features towards the climax of the childrens book are you my mother. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 56 pages and is available in hardcover format. Since it was first published in 1939, mike mulligan and his steam shovel has delighted generations of children. Free download or read online mike mulligan and his steam shovel pdf epub book. Lessons about the iphone, courtesy of a depressionera childrens book. The classic childrens book mike mulligan and his steam shovel features a steam shovel as a main character. Pdf mike mulligan and his steam shovel book by virginia. It was really a kind of serious topic for a childrens book. The little bird is returned to its nest by the power shovel but this is not necessarily a steam shovel. Burton herself includes mary anne, the steam shovel, within the pages of the.
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