内容简介
Amodernclassicthatnochildshouldmiss,MikeMulliganandHisSteamShovelcontinuestodelightgenerationsofchildren.MikeandMaryAnneworktogethertodigdeepcanalsforboatstotravelthrough,cutmountainpassesfortrains,andhollowoutcellarsforcityskyscrapers—thereisnothingtheycan’thandle!Thislastingtestamenttofriendship,old-fashionedhardwork,andingenuitywillnowbeavailableinasturdy,oversizelapboard-bookeditionwithabbreviatedtext,perfectforreadingtoandsharingwithyoungchildren.
作者简介
VirginiaLeeBurtonwasthetalentedauthorandillustratorofsomeofthemostenduringbookseverwrittenforchildren.Thewinnerofthe1942CaldecottMedalforTheLittleHouse,Burton'sbooksincludeheroesandhappyendings,livelyillustrations,andadashofnostalgia.Shelivedwithhertwosons,AristidesandMichael,andherhusbandGeorgeDemetrios,thesculptor,inasectionofGloucester,Massachusetts,calledFollyCove.HereshetaughtaclassindesignandfromitemergedtheFollyCovedesigners,agroupofinternationallyknownprofessionalartisans.