Snow is a 1998 new york times outstanding book of the year and a 1999 caldecott honor book. It takes indoor snow play with toy vehicles to a new level katy and the big snow activity. Carry along book and cassette katy and the big snow ebay. I looked all over for a free set of community buildings they all cost money.
That was a good verse for katy in katy and the big snow. In this enduring winter favorite from the caldecott medal winner burton, katy the snowplow. As an added bonus, the book comes with snowy stickers. The kiddos, btw, all loved cutting them out and creating their own city. Tale of katy the crawler tractor and the big snow that takes place one winter in the city of geoppolis. She works hard to plow the city so the city officials can do their jobs. Welcome back to amy of sunlit pages who has a katy and the big snow activity and play idea. Katy and the big snow board book by virginia lee burton. Katy and the big snow lap board book by virginia lee burton.
Katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton scholastic. Although burton is probably more well known for the little house and mike mulligan and the steam shovel, katy is our personal favorite. Katy and the big snow board book 9780547371450 by virginia burton. Caldecott winner burton tells this classic story about katy, the indomitable tractor snow plow, who helps.
Review bright, vigorous pictures with plenty of action and endless detail portray katy at work for the highway department of the city of geoppolis. Oct 26, 20 katy is a big beautiful red crawler tractor who rescues the city of geoppolis after a big snow storm. Katy and the big snow for week 1 we chose katy and the big snow, since we are in the midst of the most snow kansas city has seen in many years. In fact, my daughters kindergarten read and studied it as part of the schools fiveinarow curriculum, enjoying the book s story, as well as other elements mechanical devices that help people do work, seasons. Goodreads members who liked katy and the big snow also liked. Katy, the brave and untiring tractor who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, saves the day when she plows out the city of geoppolis after a big blizzard.
In this paperback edition of katy and the big snow, complete with cd audio recording, katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a. Katy and the big snow is a book featured in five in a row, a literaturebased unit study curriculum. Of course, in the book, there is a giant snowstorm, and katy saves the day, eventually even rescuing all of the plow trucks. Virginia lee burton katy, a red crawler tractor, belonged to the highway department of the city of geoppolis. Virginia lee burton katy the tractor helps the entire town of geoppolis after a big snowstorm. She works very hard, in the summer fixing all of the roads with her bulldozer and in the winter helping to plow the snow. Katy and the big snow npr coverage of katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton. Katy and the big snow paperback april 3, 1974 by virginia lee burton author.
Katy and the big snow activity one of our favorite books to read during the winter months is katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton. Of course you can explain that this is a fictitious story, but there are still parts of the world, especially around the great lakes in the united states that occasionally have a storm almost this big. July 26, 2019 katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who. Katy and the big snow hardcover august 31, 1973 by virginia lee burton author. Except homeschool share has an excellent free printable with all kinds of goodies to go along with katy and the big snow, and towards the end of the printable, they have a whole bunch of those little cute community building cutouts. Katy and the big snow hardcover by virginia lee burton. New katy and the big snow board book by burton, virginia lee. Buy a cheap copy of katy and the big snow book by virginia lee burton. Burtons use of maps and compass directions is helpful in introducing cartography to young readers. She was very big and very strong, and she could do a lot of things. Katy and the big snow virginia lee demetrios weekly.
Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it in conjunction with other resources. Katy and the big snow is about katy, a brave and industrious tractor, who bulldozes in the summer and. Buy a cheap copy of katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton 0395185629 9780395185629 a gently used book at a great low price. Then, compare what its like where you are living now with the huge amount of snow that happened where katy was. She must drive around the city helping people and clearing the roads. The author and illustrator of the book is virginia lee burton. In 2009, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of virginia lee burtons birth. Paperback 431974 mixed media product 10192009 prebound 411974. Sometimes in the winter katy cant do much of anything because she is too strong, and there just isnt enough snow to plow.
She goes north, south, east and west to shovel each department out. This oldfashioned tale about one little snowplows determination in the face of a smalltown blizzard has all the charm and moral grit of the little engine that. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Vintage katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton 1971 book. Katy and the big snow board book the cherry life northern. Katy and the big snow is the story of our gloucester highway department. This book is the classic story of katy, a snowplow, who plows all the roads in the town of geoppolis after a snowstorm. This is packet designed for use with the book katy and the big snow. Katy and the big snow is classic childrens literature. She was not used in winter, however, until a huge snow storm snowed in the whole city. Used by permission, houghton mifflin harcourt publishers. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide burton, virginia lee, 19091968.
A snow themed literature unit study with katy and the big. Here she taught a class in design and from it emerged the folly cove designers, a group of internationally known professional artisans. Click the download button and then print it when youre ready to use it. This is a great story for kids from about 39 i would say. A wonderful copy of this exceptional much much sought after book.
Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs. I remember reading it at a child, and now my children have read it. Katy and the big snow is about katy, a brave and industrious tractor, who bulldozes in the summer and snowplows in the winter, making it posssible for the townspeople to do their jobs. Katy and the big snow first edition virginia lee burton. Katy is a big beautiful red crawler tractor who rescues the city of. Katy and the big snow book companion by a plus activities tpt. Many families use fiar for all but the grammarreading and math, and others use it. Jul 26, 2019 katy and the big snow board book 9780547371450 get link. Help kids find those words in the story and talk about what they mean. Katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton goodreads. Mix them up and let kids put them in the order they happened in the story. Katy and the big snow lap board book by virginia lee. In this enduring winter favorite from the caldecott medal winner burton, katy the snowplow finally gets her chance to shine when a blizzard blankets the city and everyone is relying on katy to help dig out. Nov 14, 2003 as part of this celebration a glittercover edition of katy and the big snow, complete with snowy stickers, has been created.
As part of this celebration a glittercover edition of katy and the big snow, complete with snowy stickers, has been created. Katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton paperbook. Katy, a red crawler tractor, goes to work for the highway dept. Chicago turabian humanities citation style guide burton, virginia lee, 19091968, katy and the big snow. The students will create a book of their own based on the important events in the story, katy and the big snow. Katy belonged to the highway department of the city of geoppolis. Katy and the big snow paperback northshire bookstore. Then a blizzard blankets the city and everyone is relying on katy for help. Virginia lee burton does an amazing job creating the little town of geoppolis which she admits is based on glaucester, ma with an exquisitely laid out city map, all o. Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it. As part of this celebration a glittercover edition of katy and the big snow, complete with snowy.
The only problem is that theres hardly ever enough snow to need such a big tractorstyle plow, so she usually gets left at home while the plow trucks head out. Children ages 3 8 have a choice to read along with or without pageturn signals. Katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton 0395185629. Download katy and the big snow board book 9780547371450. She sleeps in the city garage until finally the big snowstorm comes. We first received this book as a gift recycled from a daycare classroom. Katy and the big snow is an often overlooked precursor to the hyperdetailed pictures books of the 1980s, such as the wheres waldo series and the how things work books, etc. Sep 28, 2015 katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton, read aloud by story time with nana duration. It is a pretty quick read, but there are some maps you can study to open up more discussion. In fact, my daughters kindergarten read and studied it as part of the schools fiveinarow curriculum, enjoying the books story, as well as other elements mechanical devices that help people do work, seasons. But then one day it starts to snow, and snow, and snow, and theres so much snow that all of the other plows break down. Katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton, paperback barnes.
This book extension activity is perfect for sensory play with your kids and a great indoor boredom buster. Katy and the big snow is all about katy, the big tractor who is fitted with a plow for the winter. Story sequencing cut apart the story sequence cards in the katy and the big snow printables pack. Katy and the big snow paperback tattered cover book store. Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer i. Katy and the big snow by virginia lee burton, paperback.
Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the. The book will have a cover, 4 6 pages, with simplified, student dictated text and student illustrations. But then one day it starts to snow, and snow, and snow, and theres so much snow that all of the other plows. Oblong quarto, original pictorial blue cloth, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket.