The Big Snow
by Berta and Elmer Hader
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader is assigned in US schools at grades k–3. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where The Big Snow is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades K–3
- Pages
- 164
- Reading time
- about 3 hours (est.)
- First published
- 1948
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780689717574
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Why widely assigned
This Juvenile Fiction title, typically at grades k–3. Written in the 1940s; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Where this book is assigned
Caldecott Medal
- recommended·Kindergarten gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1949 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·1st gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1949 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·2nd gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1949 Caldecott Medal winner
- recommended·3rd gradesource: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1949 Caldecott Medal winner
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Common questions
- What grade level is The Big Snow?
- The Big Snow is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–3. It appears on 1 school reading list. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read The Big Snow?
- It takes about 3 hours to read The Big Snow (164 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 180 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign The Big Snow?
- The Big Snow appears on reading lists for Caldecott Medal. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is The Big Snow banned in schools?
- The Big Snow does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–3 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: award-winner.