{"id":13617,"date":"2014-12-19T07:38:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com\/?p=13617"},"modified":"2024-12-14T15:17:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T20:17:13","slug":"mike-mulligan-and-his-steam-shovel-by-virginia-lee-burton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/mike-mulligan-and-his-steam-shovel-by-virginia-lee-burton\/","title":{"rendered":"*Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel <em>(named Mary Anne) are just as beloved by today&#8217;s generation of children as they were in the 1930s!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mike-mulligan-and-his-steam-shovel.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/mike-mulligan-and-his-steam-shovel.jpg\" alt=\"mike mulligan and his steam shovel\" class=\"wp-image-13618 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 260px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 260\/236;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel<\/strong><\/em><strong> by Virginia Lee Burton. HMH, 2014 (originally published 1939). 56 pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reading Level:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/category\/book-reviews\/picture-books-2\/\">Picture Books<\/a><\/strong>, Ages 4-8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recommended for:<\/strong> Ages 0-8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Beloved Mike Mulligan and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, turn 85 years old this year**; rather than showing their age, Mike and Mary Anne continue to delight new readers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0famous\u00a0duo demonstrates that friendship, hard work, and a cheerful attitude ensure that no one is obsolete. Mary Anne&#8217;s fellow steam shovels are quickly being relegated to junk yards as progress and gas and diesel engines\u00a0take over. Not Mary Anne! Mike boldly\u00a0maintains that Mary Anne can &#8220;dig as much in a day as 100 men can dig in a week!&#8221; Sure enough, with the townspeople cheering them on, Mike and Mary Anne dig the basement of the new town hall in one day! The twist at the ending is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burton&#8217;s text has just the right amount of repetition to delight young listeners as well as to reassure newly independent readers. Cheerful illustrations provide much in which to delight.\u00a0<em>Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel<\/em> is a great choice for both\u00a0preschoolers and those just learning to read on their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bottom line:<\/strong> This is one classic picture book that withstands the test of time. Add it to your home library today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>*indicates a starred review<\/em>. **Post was originally published in 2014; it has been lightly edited for 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-related-reading-at-redeemed-reader\">Related Reading at Redeemed Reader:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Book Review:<\/strong> <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/2015\/02\/each-peach-pear-plum-by-allan-ahlberg\/\">Each Peach Pear Plum<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is another classic picture book worth checking out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Book Review:<\/strong> <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/2014\/12\/choo-choo-the-story-of-a-little-engine-who-ran-away-by-virgina-lee-burton\/\">Choo Choo<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, also by Virginia Lee Burton, is another vintage book to seek out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resource:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/2014\/12\/celebrating-virginia-lee-burtons-classic-favorites\/\">Celebrating Virginia Lee Burton<\/a><\/strong>, a reflection by Megan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#c6dadf\"><em>We are participants in the Amazon LLC affiliate program; purchases you make through affiliate links like the one below may earn us a commission.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/2019\/11\/disclosure-policy\/\"><em>Read more here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Dd4Mqn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Buy this book from Amazon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.storyglorykids.com\/products\/21sr009?_pos=1&amp;_sid=6e7795c40&amp;_ss=r\">Buy from Storyglory Kids<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel (named Mary Anne) are just as beloved by today&#8217;s generation of children as they were in the 1930s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":42096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4012,4013,3,4,7,34,17,25],"tags":[23799,165,172,303,528,548,674,804,1334,1390,1741,23831,2646,2669],"class_list":["post-13617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-ages-0-4","category-b-ages-4-8","category-book-reviews","category-boys-book-reviews","category-easy-readers-book-reviews","category-gift-books","category-picture-books-2","category-starred-reviews","tag-23799","tag-ages-0-4","tag-ages-4-8","tag-applied-science","tag-book-reviews-2","tag-boys","tag-character-values","tag-classics","tag-friendship","tag-gifts","tag-inventions-and-machines","tag-listable","tag-perseverance","tag-picture-books"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.2) - 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