Virginia Lee Burton

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1) Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Series

A read-along book and cd favorite
Mike Mulligan
Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin books

Language

English

Appears on list

Waltham Construction Zone PIE Booklist

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Juv Readalong, Kindle

Description

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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. Mike proves that, although dated, his steam shovel is still useful.

2) Katy and the big snow

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Series

Sandpiper Houghton Mifflin books

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Juv Readalong, Kindle

Description

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Katy, a red crawler tractor, belonged to the Highway Department of the City of Geoppolis. She was not used in winter, however, until a huge snow storm snowed in the whole city. Then Katy plowed out everyone.

3) The little house

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Language

English

Appears on list

Caldecott Medal

Formats

Book, eBook, Juv Readalong, Kindle

Description

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A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

4) Mike Mulligan and more: a Virginia Lee Burton treasury

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Series

Mike Mulligan

Pub. Date

2002

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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A collection of four books by Caldecott Medal winner Virginia Lee Burton which feature characters who become heroes through determination and the ability to adapt to change.

5) Maybelle, the cable car

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Series

Billie M. Levy Collection of Illustrated Children's books

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Language

English

Description

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Maybelle loves to carry people up and down the hilly streets of San Francisco, until the city fathers decide that she should be taken out of service in the name of progress.

6) Choo choo: the story of a little engine who ran away

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Language

English

Description

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A little engine decides it could go much faster without pulling all the other cars, so it takes off by itself.

7) The little house: story and pictures by Virginia Lee Burton

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

[1969]

Language

English

8) Calico, the wonder horse, or The saga of Stewy Stinker

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Language

English

Description

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The amazing horse Calico is responsible for capturing a gang of bad men, finding and rounding up the stolen cattle, and seeing that the Christmas party is a success, even for the outlaws.

9) Katy and the big snow: story and pictures

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Co

Pub. Date

1943

Language

English

10) Calico, the wonder horse

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

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The amazing horse Calico is responsible for capturing a gang of bad men, finding and rounding up the stolen cattle, and seeing that the Christmas party is a success, even for the outlaws.

11) Life story: a play in five acts

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2009], c1962

Language

English

12) Life story

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1962

Language

English

13) Xiao fang zi

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Series

Ai xin shu shi jie jie chu hui ben xuan

Publisher

Nan Hai chu ban gong si

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

中文

14) Mike Mulligan y su máquina maravillosa

Author

Burton, Virginia Lee

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Language

Español

Description

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When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another.

15) The emperor's new clothes

Author

Andersen, H. C

Language

English

Description

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Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child whispers that the emperor has nothing on.