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The Cloud Book
The ten most common clouds along with related myths and popular weather sayings.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
July 1st 1985
by Holiday House
(first published 1975)
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When I was presented with a month long curriculum on weather I knew that I needed to find an interesting book for my kids. Working with first graders means that every single book I read to them needs to be bright, vivid and intriguing or well...they have short attention spans, you get the gist!
Of course when I found out that Tommie DePaola had a book about clouds, I snagged it! My kids have previous experience with his books and they love the illustrations. The best part about The Cloud Book is...more
Of course when I found out that Tommie DePaola had a book about clouds, I snagged it! My kids have previous experience with his books and they love the illustrations. The best part about The Cloud Book is...more
The Cloud Book by Tomie dePaola
This is a wonderful book to use in the classroom! This story introduces the concepts of clouds to students. De Paola uses humor to connect the reader to the text. The illustrations can be helpful resources to remember the different cloud shapes, names, and functions. This book is a great tool to teach young elementary students who are beginning to learn about clouds.
Here is the blurb:
A lively introduction to the fun and interesting facts about clouds — from identi...more
This is a wonderful book to use in the classroom! This story introduces the concepts of clouds to students. De Paola uses humor to connect the reader to the text. The illustrations can be helpful resources to remember the different cloud shapes, names, and functions. This book is a great tool to teach young elementary students who are beginning to learn about clouds.
Here is the blurb:
A lively introduction to the fun and interesting facts about clouds — from identi...more
This book is really fun, and a great resource for learning about clouds. My little one, after two pages of reading, darted out back to look at the sky. That's the best kind of reaction.
What I didn't like was that they listed all of these types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus, stratus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altostratus, altocumulus, nimbostratus (don't you just want to call someone a nimbostratus?!!!), stratocumulus, and cumulonimbus in just a few pages. It was a lot of Latin, even for my ears....more
What I didn't like was that they listed all of these types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus, stratus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altostratus, altocumulus, nimbostratus (don't you just want to call someone a nimbostratus?!!!), stratocumulus, and cumulonimbus in just a few pages. It was a lot of Latin, even for my ears....more
This book could be used to introduce weather vocabulary and types of clouds. First grade would be the most appropriate age level. An integrated language arts lesson could be created by getting students to write a sentence about weather with at least three characteristics, resulting in the use of commas in a series. The pictures are a little outdated so that might interfere with student engagement, but the teacher can use enthusiasm to change that.
The Cloud Book
Tomie de Paola
Grade: 1
Content:
> Different types of clouds
This book describes the different types of clouds that can be seen. 1st graders begin to discuss the changes in water and it relates to weather. Teachers can explain to students that clouds are water in a gaseous state. The book can be read to students to illustrate and explain that different types of cloud form in certain types of weather.
Tomie de Paola
Grade: 1
Content:
> Different types of clouds
This book describes the different types of clouds that can be seen. 1st graders begin to discuss the changes in water and it relates to weather. Teachers can explain to students that clouds are water in a gaseous state. The book can be read to students to illustrate and explain that different types of cloud form in certain types of weather.
This uses illustrated pictures and text to give information about various cloud types and the diffrent precipitation that comes with clouds. The info was great, but I was a little disappointed with the illustrations. THere was no diversity among the people as if other races don't experience rain. And, when it discussed how Native Americans viewed clouds a lont time ago, there was rather a stereotypical illustration of them.
I really like this book, and would use it to teach about weather and the different types of clouds. This would be a great story to do an activity about clouds. I would have my students create maybe three different types of clouds out of cotton balls, and draw a picture, or write a sentence about the type of weather we would expect when we see these different clouds. This is a fantastic book to talk about clouds.
I find that I do not enjoy Tomie dePaola's non-fiction as much as I like the fiction. One redeeming feature of this book was the little asides in describing clouds. After cumulus clouds are described as looking like cauliflowers, there's an illustration at the bottom of the page that says "This is a cloud. This is a cauliflower." This struck me as quirky and fun. Otherwise, this book was fairly tedious.
This book does a great job describing all the different types of clouds we can find. I love Tomie de Paola books because they remind me of my childhood, but his fiction books are a lot better!
The book does provide a TON of information on clouds, and this would be a great book to use for a science lesson on clouds. cloud types,and how they form! Great for grades 2-5.
The book does provide a TON of information on clouds, and this would be a great book to use for a science lesson on clouds. cloud types,and how they form! Great for grades 2-5.
This is a detailed story book on clouds. It describes their color, shape, and gives names of the different cloud types. My favorite part is that it compares the different clouds to everyday things to more effectively describe what the cloud looks like. This would be age appropriate for Kindergarten or First Grade students.
A really great book to teach clouds and weather. It teaches the names and the types of clouds and the weather associated with it. It has cute rhymes travelers use the determine the weather It has idioms that have to do with cloud terminology. You could use this book for pre-k through 2nd grade.
The Cloud Book: This is a factual book about the different types of clouds and how they function. This would be a good read aloud book to use during a weather lesson since it provides a fun story with great pictures while also giving students information that can help them during the lesson.
This book was quite informative. I liked how Tomie mixed fun with education to give youngsters a book they would like and get some interesting tidbits out of as well. I would recommend.
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009...
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009...
This book talks about the 10 types of clouds and gives you visuals. It tells facts and myths about the many different types of clouds. The book offers a little comic relief to all the big, difficult terms associated with cloud discussions.
The Cloud Book is very much about clouds! It's simple but cute pictures have tons of information about what clouds are and why they exist! probably appropriate for older grades, but still a good introductory book when talking about the weather.
This is a great book for a science lesson. In my opinion, the categories of clouds can be overwhelming. dePaola has wonderful, memorable illustrations. This is what kids need to make personal connections with complicated science.
Great book!
Great book!
34 months - we picked this book for "C" week so we could learn about clouds. The beginning and ending we're great but for this age sticking to the first three main types of clouds was plenty to try to remember (even for me... eeks).
Students: 1st-2nd grade
Illustrations are very appealing and fun!
10 different formation of clouds are represented by an illustration with description of the cloud.
* On cloudy days go outside and observe clouds!
Illustrations are very appealing and fun!
10 different formation of clouds are represented by an illustration with description of the cloud.
* On cloudy days go outside and observe clouds!
Tomie dePaola always has good illustrations! You learn a lot about clouds but keeps you interested with the pictures. Could be used to help kids understand what certain science words mean by teaching word clues and inferring.
This book is a great science literature book to read to a first or second grade class. I would read it during a unit on weather to get students familiar with different types of clouds and what they indicate.
Perfect book to teach formation of clouds. It shows the different types of clouds with interesting illustrations and story plot. I've always loved Tomie dePaola's picture books. His pictures are so adorable.
Tons of information packed into a tiny book. My students liked the combination of facts and legends about clouds. We used this book for a CAFE lesson on matching rates of reading to different texts.
Great book for teaching a lesson on weather-- particularly the clouds.. Great follow up lesson would be having the students create the different types of clouds from cotton balls.
Grade1. Weather. Different forms of clouds.
Students will be able to use cotton balls to create their own cloud book after listening to the descriptions in the book.
Students will be able to use cotton balls to create their own cloud book after listening to the descriptions in the book.
I read this to my 2nd graders before learning the different cloud types and they loved the illustrations!! Great book! Love this author and illustrations!
Apr 16, 2013
Matthew
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review of another edition
Shelves:
science-picture-books
This book is better for younger readers than the Gail Gibbons Weather Words book, but it still gives the information in an easy-to-read text.
This is a great book for a science lesson on weather patterns and types of clouds. You could also use this book to begin a lesson on the water cycle.
Informational
There are so many different names for clouds that are described in this book for young readers. Fun pictures and explanations.
There are so many different names for clouds that are described in this book for young readers. Fun pictures and explanations.
Jan 30, 2012
Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2-012-in-2012,
non-fiction
This book is about clouds. It teaches you all about different clouds. It was written by one of our favorite authors, Tomie DePaola. Room213
Good to use on a unit about weather. This story teaches students about the different types of clouds. Great for 3rd-4th grade.
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Tomie dePaola (pronounced Tommy da-POW-la) is best known for his books for children.
He's been published for 40 years and has written and/or illustrated over 200 books, including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, and Meet the Barkers.
Tomie dePaola and his work have been recognized with the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure....more
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He's been published for 40 years and has written and/or illustrated over 200 books, including 26 Fairmount Avenue, Strega Nona, and Meet the Barkers.
Tomie dePaola and his work have been recognized with the Caldecott Honor Award, the Newbery Honor Award and the New Hampshire Governor's Arts Award of Living Treasure....more
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