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An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge rated it

5 years ago

text The Little House

Lately I have found myself really wanting to read things about self-reliant people living a solitary life in a simpler way (other than one fanfiction, I haven't found exactly what I'm looking for), but this book sort of spoke to my reading want. The ebook copy I got from the library did have a fu...

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

8 years ago

text Choo Choo by Virginia Lee Burton

Genre: Trains / Adventure / Classic / Drama Year Published: 1937 Year Read: 2017Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company I have read at least two books from Virginia Lee Burton when I was younger and they were “The Little House” and “Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel” and I had enjoyed both books...

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Teacher Baker rated it

8 years ago

text Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

This is a wonderful classic story by Virginia Lee Burton. The book is a level 4.5 according to Accelerated Reader. In the story, a steam shovel works great with his owner, but after a while the machine begins to run down and get old. Newer models replace the shovel, and he is taken to the dump. In t...

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Sheila's Reads rated it

9 years ago

text MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL by Virginia Lee Burton

Classic from before I was born. Mike and Mary Ann build roads and buildings. Now they are obsolete but Mike has a way of keeping Mary Ann from the scrap heap. I remember watching Captain Kangaroo as he read this book. It was fun then. It is fun now. My brother loved Mary Ann and Mike.

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

11 years ago

text Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Genre: Children / Trucks / New Era Year Published: 1939 Year Read: 2009 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers When I first heard about this book, I was wondering to myself what was so special about a book being about a man and his steam shovel. Well, when I read this book I was amazed a...

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

11 years ago

text The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

Genre: Buildings / Time Year Published: 1942 Year Read: 1994 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers I have been going through some books from my childhood and I have stumbled upon this great gem called “The Little House.” “The Little House” is a Caldecott Medal award winning book by Virginia...

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She Thought What?!?! Rants, Raves, and In-Betweens rated it

11 years ago

text The Little House

The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton Story about the differences you face between country and city life.

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Miss Clark rated it

11 years ago

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I still like Mike Mulligan a bit better, but this one is great to read during the winter with the kids.

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ereksonj rated it

12 years ago

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This book blew me away when I first read it. It's approach to natural history and evolution is unapologetic and embraces the beauty of natural history. It does so through a kind of anthropomorphism or anthropocentrism (in the device of a theater) that is easy to criticize, but which in this case see...

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She Thought What?!?! Rants, Raves, and In-Betweens rated it

12 years ago

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★★★★The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton Story about the differences you face between country and city life.

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