Virginia Lee Burton (1909–1968)
Teoksen Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel tekijä
About the Author
Virginia Lee Burton was born August 30, 1909 in Massachusetts. She was an author and illusrator of children's books. Her titles include Maybelle the Cable Car, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and Choo Choo: The Story of a Little Engine Who Ran Away. In 1942, she won the Caldecott Medal for her näytä lisää title, The Little House. Burton died on October 15, 1968 in Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: This is a black-and-white headshot of children's author Virginia Lee Burton. By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35964318
Tekijän teokset
Construction zone 97 kappaletta
The world I see 9 kappaletta
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel... and 3 More Stories about Trucks (Scholastic Video Collection) (2006) 5 kappaletta
Discovery Packs of Learning 4 kappaletta
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel 1 kappale
Associated Works
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Tekijä — 1,527 kappaletta
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Syntymäaika
- 1909-08-30
- Kuolinaika
- 1968-10-15
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Newton Centre, Massachusetts, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
California, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Folly Cove, Massachusetts, USA - Koulutus
- California School of Fine Arts
- Ammatit
- children's book author
illustrator
dance teacher - Organisaatiot
- The Folly Cove Designers
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Caldecott Medal 1942
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
The Little House Tekijä: Virginia Lee Burton
The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer.
My mom loved this book as much as I did - recently she gave me my childhood copy that's been in her boxes all these years.
A must for the truck loving child. Interesting title to include when studying obsolescence.
5/5 Ramona Quimby’s approve.
5/5 Ramona Quimby’s approve.
What an odd story about obsolescence and repurposing! Riffing off the legend of John Henry, a steam shovel operator wagers that he can completely dig a building foundation in a day with his outdated equipment or he won't get paid. Somehow the whole town gets caught up in this race against time and circle the growing hole to watch.
The cadence of the story is weird, but lends itself to some equally weird experimentation when reading it aloud. Today I tried reading the whole thing as a boxing announcer. The anthropomorphized face on the steam shovel seems out of place and unnecessary, but sure, why not.
For me, the best part is the asterisk near the end of the story where the author acknowledges the little boy next door who came up with an ending when she literally wrote herself into a corner. How candid and considerate.… (lisätietoja)
The cadence of the story is weird, but lends itself to some equally weird experimentation when reading it aloud. Today I tried reading the whole thing as a boxing announcer. The anthropomorphized face on the steam shovel seems out of place and unnecessary, but sure, why not.
For me, the best part is the asterisk near the end of the story where the author acknowledges the little boy next door who came up with an ending when she literally wrote herself into a corner. How candid and considerate.… (lisätietoja)
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