ISBN: 0618011366

[SR: 10244224], Paperback, [EAN: 9780618011360], Audiobook, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Book, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)], 1999-09-27, Houg… Mehr…

[SR: 10244224], Paperback, [EAN: 9780618011360], Audiobook, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Book, [PU: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)], 1999-09-27, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel Mary Anne make quite a team. The inseparable duo digs the great canals for the big boats to travel through, cuts through the large mountains so that the trains could pass and hollows out the deep cellars for the great skyscrapers in the city. But the introduction of gasoline, electric and diesel shovels means big trouble for Mike and Mary Anne. No one wants an old-fashioned steam shovel like Mary Anne when a modern shovel can do the digging in half the time! Forced to travel far out of the city to look for work, Mike and Mary Anne find themselves in the little town of Popperville. Mike and Mary Anne make a bid to dig the cellar for the new town hall, promising the town that if they can't dig the cellar in just one day then no payment for the job is required. Will Mike and Mary Anne be able to complete the job? The whole town of Popperville turns out to watch. Virginia Lee Burton, author of such classic children's books as The Little House and Katy and the Big Snow, offers a touching portrait of love and dedication while commenting on the modernization that continuously shapes our lives. Hamilton's wonderful crayon drawings bring Mike and the indomitable Mary Anne to life., 291745, Classics, 291747, Fiction, 69, Children's Books, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books, 280212, Classics, 280211, Literature & Fiction, 52, Young Adult, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

ISBN: 9780618011360

[PU: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN], A modern classic now available in Spanish. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel is the story of a steam-shovel operator and his steam shovel - the beguiling Mary Ann… Mehr…

[PU: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN], A modern classic now available in Spanish. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel is the story of a steam-shovel operator and his steam shovel - the beguiling Mary Anne - which he would not desert, even though competition from gas and diesel-motored shovels was ruining him. The solution to Mike's problem is classic in its simplicity. Under pressure to show Mary Anne at her best, Mike digs the foundation for the town hall of Popperville and in his haste forgets to leave a way for Mary Anne to get out! The ingenious townspeople suggest that Mary Anne be remodeled into a furnace and Mike be retained to keep her heart and boiler warm. This is a classic story of the old being replaced by the new and the nostalgia often felt for archaic things. Mary Anne and Mike are a team to be admired, and now their tale can be enjoyed and shared by Spanish- and English-speaking children alike.Versandfertig in 2-4 Wochen<