Product Description

When the geese begin to fly south, the leaves flutter down from the trees and the cold winds begin to blow from the north, the animals of the woods and meadows, big and small, prepare for the long, cold winter ahead when the countryside is hidden under a deep blanket of snow. They gather food and look for warm, snug places in the ground, trees, caves or thickets, where they can find protection against the icy winds.

It might have been hard for the birds and animals of the hillside to survive when the Big Snow came if their good friends, who lived in the little stone house, had not remembered to put food out for them.

Here, in many beautiful pictures, the Haders show how winter comes to the woodland as the busy animals make their preparations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #343418 in Books
• Published on: 1967-04-01
• Released on: 1967-04-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .53" h x 8.81" w x 10.38" l, .93 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3-This Caldecott Award winner by Berta and Elmer Hader is a tale of woodland animals preparing for the long winter.
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Ingram
"The story of how the animals prepare for the winter and the big snow is told in simple text and beautiful pictures."--Instructor. A Caldecott Medal Book. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations.

About the Author
Berta and Elmer Hader created many delightful books for children. The Big Snow was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1949.