Welcome this week we are studying Simple Machines and Mike Mulligan Steam Shovel would make a nice addition to Five in A Rows Unit Study Mike Mulligan Steam Shovel. A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shove” 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…