Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel 迈克·马力甘和他的蒸汽挖土机 ISBN 9780395259399

　　A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
这是凭借《小房子》获得了凯迪克金奖作者维吉尼亚·李·伯顿的又一力作，它会让孩子们尝到一点苦涩又温馨的味道。迈克开着蒸汽挖土机到处努力干活。他们为自己的工作感到非常自豪。可是一段时间之后，他们的工作被先进的柴油挖土机抢走了。为了争取到渺茫的工作机会，迈克夸下海口，蒸汽挖土机一天能干100个人的活，干不完不要钱。他们开始拼命地给小镇上的大厅挖掘地基……越来越多的人们聚集到一起给他们加油，眼看就要完工的时候，糟糕的情况被发现了。迈克和他的蒸汽挖土机只顾着挖地基，没有给自己留开出去的通道。