Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Virginia Lee Burton; Houghton Mifflin 2007
This story is about a construction worker and a steam shovel who work together diligently to prove that they are as good as workers with newer, more modern capital resources.
Economic Concepts
- Capital Resources
- Human Resources
- Goods and Services
- Consumers/Consumption
Grade Levels
- Primary (K-3)
- Intermediate (4-6)


Have studetns draw and caption pictures of some of the steps involved in building a town hall or house.