Virginia Lee Burton
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Explore the Classics - YOUTH
OBD 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - YOUTH
Explore the Classics - YOUTH
OBD 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - YOUTH
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Mike proves that, although dated, his steam shovel is still useful.
When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Anne, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they find a new opportunity in a very surprising place.
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"Way out west in Cactus county lived a horse named Calico. She wasn't very pretty, but she was smart and could run like greased lightning. When villain Stewy Stinker threatens to hold up Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, will Calico the Wonder Horse be able to save the day?"--
8) Life story
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Examines and explains how life on Earth came to be and how the Earth and life on it developed and evolved throughout time, told through a play with five acts and a prologue.
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Corduroy longs for someone to take him home, but he searches for his missing button around the department store first. When the zookeeper leaves the door open, the happy lion decides to walk through town to visit his friends. Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his old steam shovel, Mary Anne, out of business. A mother's love and a baby's smile bond the two together. Silly Auntie will try anything to get Baby to smile. Two owls discover...
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I stink! : Live through a stinky night in the life of a New York City garbage truck that likes to eat alphabet soup.
Trashy Town: Follow Mr. Gilly around Trashy Town until his truck is full of glorious garbage.
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel: Big diesel engines threaten to run Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel out of business until he finds just the job to prove their worth.
The remarkable riderless runaway tricycle: An old tricycle is mistaken...
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Caps for sale: A charming tale of the peddler whose stolen caps mean all kinds of monkey business. Other stories add to the collection.
Millions of cats: A gentle old man looks for one cat for his lonely wife, and returns with "millions and billions and trillions of cats".
Petunia: A silly goose learns that carrying a book under her wing doesn't make her knowledgeable.
Leo the late bloomer: Leo is a late bloomer. Then he shows how glorious it is...
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No roses for Harry. Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.
Miss Nelson is missing! The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute.
The story about Ping. A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.
The little house. A country house is unhappy when the city,...
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Twelve stories that will have children reading all summer long. Stories include the beloved I Stink, live through a stinky night in the life of a New York City garbage truck that likes to eat alphabet soup and I'm Dirty, find out just how dirty a backhoe can get while doing its' job. Other stories include Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel; Trashy Town; The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle; The Beast Of Monsieur Racine; Arnie The Doughnut; and...