The Resource Big machines : the story of Virginia Lee Burton, by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by John Rocco
Big machines : the story of Virginia Lee Burton, by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by John Rocco
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The item Big machines : the story of Virginia Lee Burton, by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by John Rocco represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 8 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Big machines : the story of Virginia Lee Burton, by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by John Rocco represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 8 library branches.
- Summary
- Describes the life of the children's book author and illustrator, conveying her life at Folly Cove, her love of dance, and how she was able to create images of machinery, including those used in her book, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780544715578
- Label
- Big machines : the story of Virginia Lee Burton
- Title
- Big machines
- Title remainder
- the story of Virginia Lee Burton
- Statement of responsibility
- by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by John Rocco
- Subject
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- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968
- Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968 -- Juvenile literature
- Children's stories -- Authorship
- Children's stories -- Authorship
- Children's stories -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature
- Illustration of books
- Illustration of books
- Illustration of books -- Juvenile literature
- Illustrators
- Illustrators
- Illustrators -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- United States
- Women -- Biography
- Women authors, American
- Women illustrators -- Juvenile literature
- 1900-1999
- Authors, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Describes the life of the children's book author and illustrator, conveying her life at Folly Cove, her love of dance, and how she was able to create images of machinery, including those used in her book, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rinker, Sherri Duskey
- Dewey number
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- 813/.52
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Rocco, John
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Burton, Virginia Lee
- Burton, Virginia Lee
- Authors, American
- Illustrators
- Children's stories
- Illustration of books
- Authors, American
- Children's stories
- Illustration of books
- Illustrators
- United States
- Women authors, American
- Authors, American
- Women illustrators
- Illustrators
- Children's stories
- Illustration of books
- Women
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Big machines : the story of Virginia Lee Burton, by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by John Rocco
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn961035015
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780544715578
- Lccn
- 2016015818
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- Label
- Big machines : the story of Virginia Lee Burton, by Sherri Duskey Rinker ; illustrated by John Rocco
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn961035015
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780544715578
- Lccn
- 2016015818
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
Subject
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographies
- Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968
- Burton, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968 -- Juvenile literature
- Children's stories -- Authorship
- Children's stories -- Authorship
- Children's stories -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature
- Illustration of books
- Illustration of books
- Illustration of books -- Juvenile literature
- Illustrators
- Illustrators
- Illustrators -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- United States
- Women -- Biography
- Women authors, American
- Women illustrators -- Juvenile literature
- 1900-1999
- Authors, American
Genre
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