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56th out of 64 books
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10 voters
Little Cloud
by
Eric Carle
The clouds drift across the bright blue sky--all except one. Little Cloud trails behind. He is busy changing shapes to become a fluffy sheep, a zooming airplane, and even a clown with a funny hat. Eric Carle's trademark collages will make every reader want to run outside and discover their very own little cloud.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 19th 2001
by Puffin
(first published February 1st 1996)
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Little Cloud is all about a cloud in the sky and how it transforms itself to look like various animals or objects. As a simple story with simple finger-paint style illustrations, one might think this book may be a bit boring, but it certainly is not nor are the activities that can be inspired from it. As a read-aloud storytime book children could do cloud-like movements such as pushing up with their arms or spreading them wide or narrow to show how the cloud rises, grows, and shrinks; they could...more
What fun this is to share in a story time with pre-schoolers!
Every time I share this I do it a little differently. I may have the children do actions, such as "pushing up" the clouds or "being blown" as a cloud or "shaping" a ball of cloud or "stretching big" as a cloud and "shrinking small".
When Little Cloud changes into shapes I might invite the children to make the sound of the animal or object shown. We'll imitate a shark's jaws by opening and shutting our arms. We'll make the shapes of the...more
Every time I share this I do it a little differently. I may have the children do actions, such as "pushing up" the clouds or "being blown" as a cloud or "shaping" a ball of cloud or "stretching big" as a cloud and "shrinking small".
When Little Cloud changes into shapes I might invite the children to make the sound of the animal or object shown. We'll imitate a shark's jaws by opening and shutting our arms. We'll make the shapes of the...more
Little Cloud is very similar to Little Seed. It tells the life and times of a single cloud, who gladly goes on his way throughout space. I thought it was great how the cloud changes shapes on its own accord, as it gives root to the belief that clouds are indeed in the shape that we make them out to be when looking at the sky. I believe children, with their wide imaginations, would surely take to this thought as truth and really believe that clouds make specific shapes for them. Although the clou...more
Jan 12, 2012
Slayermel
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
parents of young children and preschool teachers
This is a story about a little cloud that trails behind all of the big clouds. I think children would find it interesting due to the fact that they sometimes see different shapes in the clouds, and this story touches upon some of the shapes the little cloud can change into.
Compared to some of Eric Carle's other stories, I would have to say I find it lacking. Maybe my hopes were too high, but I found this story somewhat pointless and boring. The only thing the children at work seem to enjoy abou...more
Compared to some of Eric Carle's other stories, I would have to say I find it lacking. Maybe my hopes were too high, but I found this story somewhat pointless and boring. The only thing the children at work seem to enjoy abou...more
This book, much like The Little Seed (also by Eric Carle) details the life of a single cloud. I used this book in my year 1 class as part of a core text literacy lesson. It really go the children thinking about how clouds move through the sky and change shape, size and colour.
Additionally, we had been studying the water cycle and this book was handy to link to the water cycle.
The book is relatively short and follows a very simple repetitive pattern, but was still very much enjoyed in my year 1...more
Additionally, we had been studying the water cycle and this book was handy to link to the water cycle.
The book is relatively short and follows a very simple repetitive pattern, but was still very much enjoyed in my year 1...more
Apr 06, 2011
Darrielle
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
incorporating-the-arts,
incorporating-subjects
Little cloud sits and watches the clouds pass by. Use this book to create an integrated lesson plan bridging science standards and or writing standards. Have students take a nature walk and discuss the different types of clouds they see then have students create their own short writings for the story behind that particular cloud. The teacher may also find creative ways to bridge science experiments like creating a cloud in a bottle or art projects using chalk, crayons, cotton balls etc. to make...more
This is a great book to read when students are learning about clouds. This book can be used to introduce clouds. After reading the book the teacher can have real pictures of the different types of clouds and tell the students what type of weather comes with the clouds. Then she can take the students outside for a sciene/art project. They students can observe the clouds in the sky and use cottonballs and glue to recreate the clouds they see. Then they can decide which type of clouds they are.
I love this short story. I would use this book when my students are learning about weather and clouds. I would have my students do an activity where they would choose to be any type of cloud. For example, the shape could be a dog, transformer, tree, etc. They would complete the sentence, "If I were a cloud, I would be...". After they write the sentence, they would illustrate a picture of their cloud. I would encourage my students to use their imagination when doing this activity.
I love all of the Eric Carle books, and I was pleased to add this one to my collection. This book is about a little cloud who becomes different shapes, and then at the end rains. I used this book to introduce the water cycle to my class. I read this book to them, and then we did an experiment where we took dixie cups half full of water, and then sealed them off in Ziploc bags. We then hung the bags in the window and then observed the water cycle throughout the day. Love it!
This picture book is about a little cloud (go figure) that turns into all kinds of fun images. There didn't seem to be much of a point, though maybe you could make a case for the power of imagination or the comfort of belonging while being an individual. Maybe it's just about a cloud, lol. The bright blue and white illustrations are fun, messy and cheerful. One of the programming books recommended this for lapsit programs, although I think it's probably better suited to toddlers.
As much as I love Eric Carle's illustrations, and as many times as we've read "The Hungry Little Caterpillar" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See?" I just couldn't get into this book. My daughter lost interest early on, as there's not much of a plot, not much of a story. The pictures are pretty, in the Carle style, but that's almost all this book has going for it.
Who loves to look at clouds and the shapes they make? I know I do! In this book there is a little cloud that gets bigger, makes a bunch of different shapes, moves around, and makes rain. This would be a great book for introducing a science lesson on clouds and the rain cycle. It would also be a good way to get students outside and looking for shapes in the clouds themselves.
This Eric Carle book is about a Little Cloud who gets left behind. The cloud begins to transform into different shapes. It becomes a bunny, clown, trees, etc. in the end all of the clouds come back together. I would use this story to encourage imagination, "what do you think the cloud would turn into next?" I would also use this story as a story basket and center.
PB37. Another beutifully illustrated book by Eric Carle. After being introduced to this author in my Intro to Children's Lit class, I have become a huge fan and seem to pick up one or two of his book everytime I visit the library.
This cloud book is so adorable. This would be the perfect book to read while laying in the grass on a nice day while watching the clouds.
This cloud book is so adorable. This would be the perfect book to read while laying in the grass on a nice day while watching the clouds.
this book could be used as an introduction into a topic of science about clouds and rain! it could also be used to transition into an activity with clouds! I did cloud watching with my children outside the other day, and we all tried identifying different things that we saw in the clouds. I really wish i had thought to read this book before the activity.
Although the words are few in this book by Eric Carle, the lessons are plentiful. Science is addressed in a big way in this book. Students can learn about the types of clouds and their formations and weather. Carle's illustrations in this book are great. I love the way the paint looks on the pages. I would use this book in kindergarten through first grade.
This book is about a cloud that changes its form to look like things it has seen. I would use this book for these purposes:
1. Read to children and have a discussion/science lesson about clouds and what their function is.
2. Take children outside to look at clouds to see if they can describe the different shapes they see the clouds make.
1. Read to children and have a discussion/science lesson about clouds and what their function is.
2. Take children outside to look at clouds to see if they can describe the different shapes they see the clouds make.
Little Cloud
Eric Carle
Grade: 1
Content:
> How clouds can appear in the sky
Teacher can use this book to engage 1st grade students in conversation of what cloud look like in the sky. This book is a great introduction for teachers to discuss different types of clouds and why some appear to look different from others.
Eric Carle
Grade: 1
Content:
> How clouds can appear in the sky
Teacher can use this book to engage 1st grade students in conversation of what cloud look like in the sky. This book is a great introduction for teachers to discuss different types of clouds and why some appear to look different from others.
Little Cloud is a great book to introduce the topic on clouds. This would be a great book to begin students to recognize the different shapes, sizes and colors of clouds. Appropriate for Kindergarten and 1st graders. Encourages students to pay attention to their environment and how to use clouds to predict the weather.
This is a bit different from other Carle books because there's so little color - it's mostly (surprise!) blue and white. I imagine that if I were sharing it with toddlers we'd be inspired to use our imagination not only looking for shapes in clouds but also playing different roles ourselves.
A small cloud drifts away from the other clouds. His adventures are many as he changes into many different shapes of the things he sees. What fun! Eventually the rest of the clouds drift back and Little Cloud joins them once again so they can fulfill their purpose: dropping rain.
This book is about a cloud who drifts away from the rest and morphs into things that he sees (ex: a hat, a plane) and at the end of the book he goes back with the rest of the clouds to make a rainstorm. The book could be used in a weather unit. 1st grade.
Mar 02, 2011
Tdavis
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Preschool - 1st Grade
Shelves:
letter-knowledge,
preschool
This book is great for shape recognition and dialogic reading (asking open ended questions) as it allows the children to use their knowledge to determine the shape .
Early Literacy Skills:
Letter Knowledge
Print Motivation
Early Literacy Skills:
Letter Knowledge
Print Motivation
Great for young-youngs or ESL kids. This sweet little cloud morphs into different, recognizable shapes (A SHEEP!). The kiddos love to shout out what they see before I read it in the book.
They also like to sing "Rain, rain, go away..." at the end.
They also like to sing "Rain, rain, go away..." at the end.
Little CLoud tell the life story of a tiny cloud. This book can be used in a science lesson to teach students about the weather cycle and about clouds. It can also be used in a math lesson to teach students about shapes and have them identify shapes they saw in the story. This book can be used for students in 1st-2nd grade.
This was yet another Eric Carle book that I found lacking in story. It is cute to talk about how clouds can look like other objects, and my toddler liked naming the shapes the little cloud morphed in to, but it wasn't very fun to read.
Grade: Kindergarten
This is a good book to use to introduce your children to weather and the features of a cloud. Not only will children earn about clouds but they can use clouds to relate to themselves by creating shapes.
This is a good book to use to introduce your children to weather and the features of a cloud. Not only will children earn about clouds but they can use clouds to relate to themselves by creating shapes.
This is a cute book about the life of a cloud and how it changes shapes. It could be used in a science lesson on the water cycle, weather, or a math lesson on shapes. I would use this book for kindergarten through second grade.
Lovely discussion with Kindergarten about Eric Carle's "how did he do that?" art. Kids loved Little Cloud's shape changing and we found rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, identified paint colors, shades and hues.
I would read this book to a first grade classroom on a unit about weather. Students can learn about how clouds make different shapes in the sky and learn about descriptive words to describe clouds and their shapes.
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Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children's book author and illustrator, most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 71 million copies of his books have sold around...more
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