[Missouri-l] Fw: NBP-Announce: Kids: Kids' Book Club Selection: Mike Mulligan andHis Steam Shovel

[Jeanne Fike]

For those of you with young children or grandchildren the following may be 
of interest.
   Jeanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Grima" <agrima at nbp.org>
To: <nbp at nbp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:16 PM
Subject: NBP-Announce: Kids: Kids' Book Club Selection: Mike Mulligan andHis 
Steam Shovel


> Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
> January 2010 Book Club Selection
> Print/Braille edition with audio CD
> In contracted braille for $9.99
> Ages 4-9
>
> A modern classic that no child should miss!
>
> Mike Mulligan and his trusty steam shovel Mary Anne make quite a team.
> The inseparable duo digs canals for the big boats to travel through,
> cuts through large mountains so trains can pass, and hollows out deep
> cellars for the great skyscrapers in the city. But with progress comes
> new machines, and soon Mike and Mary Anne are out of work.
>
> Forced to travel far out of the city to look for work, Mike and Mary
> Anne find themselves in the little town of Popperville. Mike and Mary
> Anne make a bid to dig the cellar for the new town hall, promising the
> town that if they can't dig the cellar in just one day they'll accept no
> payment for the job. Will Mike and Mary Anne be able to complete the
> job? The whole town of Popperville turns out to watch!
>
> This longtime children's favorite, first published in 1939, has never
> lost its appeal. It's a touching portrait of love and dedication that
> comments on the modernization that continuously shapes our lives.
>
> "The ingenious solution to the problem - the sheer joy of the solution -
> warms my heart as much today as it ever did. This is a wonderful way of
> teaching children to persevere, to glory in their 'otherness' and to
> grab life with both hands. It is a treasure, a classic because it
> deserves to be."
> - W. Carol
>
>
> To order or read more about this book online, visit
> http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/BC1001-MULLIGAN.html
>
>
>
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>
> Tony Grima
> Marketing Manager
> National Braille Press
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