Maybelle The Cable Car

Download or read book Choo Choo written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1989-04-24 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventures of a beautiful little locomotive who decided to run away from her humdrum duties.

Download or read book Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Maybelle the Cable Car written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997-03-31 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maybelle was a cable car a San Francisco cable car. . . She rang her gong and sang her song from early morn till late at night. . . . By recounting the actual events in San Francisco's effort to keep the city's cable cars running, this classic story illustrates how the voice of the people can be heard in the true spirit of democracy. Virginia Lee Burton's original art for Maybelle the Cable Car was retrieved from the archives of the San Francisco Public Library to re-create this edition with all the vibrant charm of the original, which was published in 1952.

Download or read book Katy and the Big Snow written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1943 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geappolis is hidden under a blanket of snow until a red crawler tractor saves the day.

Download or read book Calico the Wonder Horse written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1997-10-30 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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? This gift edition celebrates the 75th Anniversary of this classic tale by Caldecott medalist Virginia Lee Burton, the author of Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel. With an updated cover, it's the perfect holiday present for children of all ages.

Download or read book Virginia Lee Burton written by Barbara Elleman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2002 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the life, career, artistic style, and literary themes of the twentieth-century author and illustrator of such classic picture books as "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" and "The Little House."

Download or read book Mike Mulligan and More written by Virginia Lee Burton and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2002-10-28 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel plus three other classic picture book favorites, in one collection. The four complete and unabridged picture books by Virginia Lee Burton in this volume are: Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel The Little House (a Caldecott Medal winner) Katy and the Big Snow Maybelle the Cable Car Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated stories that have been entertaining children, parents, and grandparents for more than sixty years. Many of her books—with themes that honor a simple way of life and celebrate heroes who endure through determination and by adapting to change—have become classic American tales. With an introduction by Barbara Elleman, author of Virginia Lee Burton: A Life in Art, this attractive collection commemorates four of Burton’s most popular stories, each featured complete and unabridged. Their appeal today, as strong as when the books were first published, is a tribute to one of America’s most innovative illustrators, designers, and writers of stories for children.