Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Book & CD 迈克·马力甘和他的蒸汽挖土机

出版时间：2006-9  出版社：Houghton Mifflin  作者：Burton, Virginia Lee  

内容概要

　　Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His
SteamShovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his
trustysteam shovel, Mary Anne, have a very important job. They dig
deepcanals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for
trains, and hollow out cellars for big city skyscrapers-- the very
symbol ofmodern industrial America. But with progress comes new
machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike
believes thatMary Anne can dig as much in a day as a hundred men
can dig in aweek, and the two have one last chance to prove it and
save MaryAnne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small
town ofPopperville is a testament to their friendship, as well as
old-fashionedhard work and ingenuity. This Read-Along Book and CD
Favorite includes a paperback editionof the book and a compact disc
in a newly designed reusable package.

作者简介

　　VIVIAN VANDE VELDE has written many books for teen and middle
grade readers, including All Hallow's Eve: 13 Stories, Three Good
Deeds, Now You See It ..., Heir Apparent, and the Edgar
Award-winning Never Trust a Dead Man. She lives in Rochester, New
York.
　　www.vivianvandevelde.com