My boys memorized the story, and if I ever tried to skip a page, I was found out and the missing page was revisited.
At the time the story is written (1939) Mike Mulliga Yes, its true - I dreaded the nights (night after night after night) when one of my sons would insist we read this book! Why? Because it's long, and detailed - good for the child, terrible for a weary parent. This book is a great gift to give to any child who is enthralled with heavy machinery, but there's more to it than that. Yes, its true - I dreaded the nights (night after night after night) when one of my sons would insist we read this book! Why? Because it's long, and detailed - good for the child, terrible for a weary parent. The crayon drawings in this book are delightful, and it has an old-school charm that is hard to resist.
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A child standing nearby has an idea for how to save Mike and Mary Anne, and the book closes on a happy note. They dig all day, and when they're done, they find themselves stuck in the hole they've made. They dig fast and a crowd gathers to watch. Mike is determined to find work, and he tells the city leaders he can dig the cellar for their new town hall in just one day. But soon no one wants a steam shovel anymore - Mike and Mary Anne had been replaced by diesel and electric motors. The two work well together, digging canals, making tunnels in the mountains, cutting through hills to make highways. It's the story of a construction worker named Mike, who names his steam shovel Mary Anne. I think I first read it during a visit to my grandparents' house, and it brought up some bittersweet memories. Every shelf had books that I had loved when I was a kid! It made me smile to see them again.īut I paused when I found "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel." This is a classic children's book that was originally published in 1939. Yesterday I found them in the children's section. I think I first read it during a visit to my grandparents' house, and it brought up some bittersweet One of the wonderful things about working in a library is that you never know when you're going to see some old friends. But I paused when I found "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel." This is a classic children's book that was originally published in 1939. Every shelf had books that I had loved when I was a kid! It made me smile to see them again. One of the wonderful things about working in a library is that you never know when you're going to see some old friends. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.more 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. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. 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. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. But with pr A modern classic that no child should miss. A modern classic that no child should miss.
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