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Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton

Sherri Duskey Rinker

This book portrays Virginia Lee Burton, known in Folly Cove as Jinnee, as an artist who can draw whatever she imagines. For her sons Aris and Michael, she creates machine characters with names such as Mary Anne, Maybelle, and Katy. Her drawings can make things move, including a cheerful Little House. The story centers on Burton’s imagination and the large machines she brings to life through her art for her children.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Art And Creativity · Family · Imagination · Transportation · Writing And Storytelling
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 5, 2017
ISBN-13
9780544715578
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
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