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.
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.