Katy and the Big Snow (Vol 2) | 
|  | | | Title: | Katy and the Big Snow (Vol 2) | | Author: | Virginia Lee Burton | | Publisher: | Sandpiper | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 03 April, 1974 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0395185629 / 9780395185629 | | List Price: | $6.95 | | Amazon Price: | $6.95 | |
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Product Description
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.
Amazon.com Review
This old-fashioned tale about one little snowplow's determination in the face of a small-town blizzard has all the charm and moral grit of The Little Engine That Could. This isn't surprising, considering that Caldecott Medal-winning author Virginia Lee Burton (The Little House) specializes in bringing the inanimate to life with endearing illustrations and stories of fortitude and vulnerability. Katy, a red crawler tractor, "could do a lot of things," Burton explains early on. In the summer she is a bulldozer, helping to build and repair roads in the city of Geoppolis. In the winter, she turns into a snowplow, waiting and waiting for her chance to be useful. Most of the winters, though, the snowfalls are mild and the town doesn't need Katy. But when the big one finally hits, the town is buried in page after page of powder. The power lines are down. The doctor can't get his patient to the hospital. The fire department can't reach a burning house! "Everyone and everything was stopped but... KATY!" Suddenly, the entire community is dependent on one little snowplow. Children love witnessing Katy's shining moment of glory and will inevitably admire her "chug, chug, chug" endurance. (Ages 4 and older) --Gail Hudson
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Customer Reviews:
• Katy And The Big Snow 13 February, 2008
This a good book--especially if your child loves trucks and construction equipment as mine does. We first ordered the classic Mike Mulligan's Steam Shovel and then got this book because of it's similarities. Its old-school illustrations are a nice change of pace from some of the newer books we read to our son.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1PZZV0UC8TXJL
• A Simple Favorite 06 December, 2007
I have fond memories of this book as a child, so I wanted to share it with my three year old daughter. To my surprise, it was not quite as interesting to me now as it was in my memories. My daughter loves it, however, and we read it together often! It is a simple story of a mess being cleaned up, and maybe that simplicity is what appeals to her.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A81XIM8XFKWX5
• One Of The Few Machines In Books That Is Female! 28 March, 2008
Katy is the name of the very strong and indefatigable snowplow who saves the town. I was surprised that my 2.5 y.o daughter enjoyed this because the pictures are not very colorful, but love it she did! When seeing a snowplow in a storm not long after she pointed yelling "It's Katie!"
- Reviewed by customer ID: AWTZAPXMWZLZ1
• Still Love It After All These Years... 31 March, 2008
I'm 41 years old. This was my favorite book as a child and I just bought another copy. It's absolutely precious.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1DUI2MZV19KBU
• My 25 Month Old Love This Book! 07 December, 2007
Discovered this book at our doctor's office. My oldest baby did not want to put it down. I told him we would go home and order it on the computer. Each day he looked out the window to see if "KATY" was there yet. Needless to say, he loves this book. It has an incredible map. And it's clear this will be a book we value for many years.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1QG06IRGH3CJM
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