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 ...
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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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Good. Minimal signs of wear. Corners and cover may show wear. May contain highlighting and or writing. May be missing dust jacket. May not include supplemental materials. May be a former library book.
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Good. Pages are clean! Minor shelf wear The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear. Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Good. Ships in a BOX from Central Missouri! May not include working access code. Will not include dust jacket. Has used sticker(s) and some writing or highlighting. UPS shipping for most packages, (Priority Mail for AK/HI/APO/PO Boxes).
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. No Jacket. Not red cover stock photo. Book Ex-library with the usual stamps, stickers, and markings. Bumped corners all around. The binding is strong with clear reinforcement tape. Minor wear to the top and bottom of the binding. Some pages have minor soil marks. Library cards on the inside back cover and back cover page. Tape mark on inside front cover. 44 p. When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Anne, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they find a new opportunity in a very surprising place.
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Collectible-Very Good in Very Good jacket. Children's Clean with a small neat inscription under the flap. Bright and tight. Has a little ripple on the top edge. A little bumping to spine end. Jacket is not the original and is not quite as tall as the book. Jacket has light creasing. Looks nice in new protective jacket. Gray boards with red and black illustration.
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Burton, Virginia Lee. Very good. No dust jacket. Library binding. Paper over boards. Picture book. With dust jacket. 44 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile.
the book was in good condition and came in on time. love the books by ms burton.
CountessMommy
Sep 1, 2013
Love this Book
I was looking for a different book and happened upon this one. I remembered it from when I was little and had to get it. My boys love it now too.
Susan R
Dec 22, 2011
Classic Favorite
A fun race-against-time tale, accompanied by charming "old school" illustrations. A must-have for any child who loves 1930's trucks and the construction scene. The end papers are a delight in themselves.
lobotrojan
Nov 17, 2011
Ol' Mike is great little book!!
Lovely...and funny...and nice art! Highly highly recommend this book! Buy the original version!
Selina
Oct 18, 2007
Cute
Giving a steam shovel a name and a face makes readers think of her as a person. Children might be upset when Mary Anne becomes trapped in the basement they had just dug. Mary Anne being transformed into a furnace was a clever idea. This is a cute and entertaining book for children. Though I don't know if many children know what a steam shovel is.