"Katy and the Big Snow" by Virginia Lee Burton. Music by Robert J. Bradshaw

"Katy and the Big Snow" by Virginia Lee Burton. Music by Robert J. Bradshaw. Commissioned by the Cape Ann Symphony. Used by permission, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers. This composition is intended to inspire young listeners. The project (which includes curriculum materials, a live concert performance and a multimedia projection of the book above the orchestra) was designed to engage students. Premiere: In addition to the live performances of the work, the composer and members of the symphony visited thirteen schools speaking about their instruments, section, orchestra, the composition and music in general. (http://www.katyandthebigsnow.info)

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[matthewdkaufman]

The announcer may be a little too "Voice of God" for li'l kids, but this is wonderful.

[247Countryboy1]

@stickdog100 I have a 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 with 56 hp, will drag my 300hp 3/4 ton RAM backwards like it's nothing.

[mrscambuster1001]

976833

The engine was drawn in red, like a fire truck, because when this was written most things were drawn in red, blue, yellow, green. orange was a very uncommon color, unlike nowadays where orange is a cheap substitute for red. 

[Demoguy324]

Keep in mind that this book was written in the early 1900's, when horsepower was rated differently than it is today. I read this and Mike Mulligan to my mother's first grade class when work is slow.

[976833]

why red why not ornge wish i had the book sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooo badly

[976833]

same here  dude i know

[976833]

my mom saw this at school and thought it was not on youtube i proved her wrong. i love this book and more like a 9 year old tractor lol im 9 love looooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooove the book wish i had a copy sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooo badley cool book wish i had the book

[bombshellshock]

55 horsepower may not be a lot in the grand scheme of things, but I bet it sounds like a whole lot to a 6 year old lol

[stickdog100]

55 horsepower isnt very much for a tractor.