Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel plus three other classic picture book favorites, in one collection.

The four complete and unabridged picture books by Virginia Lee Burton in this volume are:

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

The Little House (a Caldecott Medal winner)

Katy and the Big Snow

Maybelle the Cable Car

Virginia Lee Burton wrote and illustrated stories that have been entertaining

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"The history of the trolley in Rhode Island is a fascinating and intriguing subject. Rhode Island had one of the richest and most modern trolley systems in all of New England, with historic Providence as its nucleus. In 1865, a horsecar line began providing service from Market Square in Providence to Olneyville. The evolution from horse-drawn cars pulled along a track to the electrification of the system took many years. By 1895, almost all horse-drawn...

"Readers will learn interesting and historical facts about the San Francisco Cable Cars, like when they began operation and how they are used today"--

"When looking at old pictures of the city of Toronto, it is clear that the city's urban, economic, and social geography has changed dramatically over the generations. Historic photos of Toronto's streetcar network offer a unique opportunity to examine how Toronto has been transformed from a provincial, industrial city into one of North America's largest and most diverse regions. Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto studies Toronto's...

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