Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
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By Virginia Lee Burton (Houghton Mifflin,ages 3 and up) This folktale, beloved since 1939, features a fascinating steam shovel named Mary Anne and the operator, Mike Mulligan, who "took such good care" of her that she never grew old and obsolete. Aside from its message of love and caring, the book imparts the value of reusing and recycling, which bears repeating in our throwaway culture. — Spring 2006 By Daniel Pinkwater
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