Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Written and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
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4 - 7
Reading age
48
Page count
35
Words per page
580L
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Oct 12, 1967
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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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Book Details

ISBN
9780395259399
Publication Date
October 12, 1967
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page Count
48
Words Per Page
35
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 7 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
77154507
WorldCat Number (OCLC)
3670873
Lexile® Level
580L
Scholastic Level
M
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~O
ATOS® Book Level
4.4
Accelerated Reader® Points
0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz
5484
Accelerated Reader Interest Level
LG

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