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The Mixed-Up Chameleon
by
Eric Carle
The chameleon's life was not very exciting until the day it discovered it could change not only its color but its shape and size, too. When it saw the wonderful animals in the zoo, it immediately wanted to be like them -- and ended up like "all" of them at once -- with hilarious results.
Paperback, 40 pages
Published
February 9th 1988
by HarperTrophy
(first published 1975)
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This is a great story; as usual Eric Carle's illustrations just jump off the page, making everything seem alive. This story was a good follow up for the kids discussion on chameleons today. It reinforced what they learned about chameleons changing colors. A few pictures also supported the fact that a chameleon's eyes are independent of each other and can look two ways at once, I never knew this before so that was interesting. If I hadn't seen my cooperating teacher mention this to the class I wo...more
This was another cute story by Eric Carle. The basic story line is there is a chameleon, who is pretty cool in my opinion, that can change into the color of whatever he is sitting or standing on. He decides that he doesn’t really like himself once he sees a zoo full of other kinds of bright animals. So…he starts wishing! He wishes to be handsome like a flamingo, able to hide in a shell like a turtle and strong like an elephant. Instead of changing into the animal, he gets little parts of eac...more
Summary: This story is about a chameleon who did not have a very exciting life. One day he discovered the zoo and wished he could change into the color, shape, and size of other animals. When he began wishing he could be like all of them, he became very confused and upset because he was hungry and could not catch a fly with his elephant trunk. So he finally wished he could be himself and finally became himself and caught the fly.
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Genre: Picture Book...more
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Genre: Picture Book...more
-Sequencing
-Be Yourself!
-Creative Writing
-Cause and Effect
-Predicting what the chameleon is going to turn into
I created a large prop for this story from Block I to use while reading this story :)
Idea froom Eric Carle's offical site:
While reading an assortment of Eric Carle books, I used The Mixed Up Chameleon to create a class book of my kindergarten students. I took full length pictures of my class. After developing them, I mounted the...more
-Be Yourself!
-Creative Writing
-Cause and Effect
-Predicting what the chameleon is going to turn into
I created a large prop for this story from Block I to use while reading this story :)
Idea froom Eric Carle's offical site:
While reading an assortment of Eric Carle books, I used The Mixed Up Chameleon to create a class book of my kindergarten students. I took full length pictures of my class. After developing them, I mounted the...more
This book is a great addition to any Elementary classroom. This book hits many learning points such as the recognition and labeling of colors and the characteristics of a Chameleon species. The story goes on to reveal that being your self is usually the best choice. The story conveys that it might seem like other people have important qualities that are of greater importance than you’re your own, but embracing your own qualities as being unique and important is key. This story has illustrat...more
Identity is an important theme. When it's hard to tell even who you really are like the main character of this wonderful novel. It's another one of those books that really touch home for a majority of people, especially the teenage population.
Sometimes people will demand things of us, and we just will want to be able to fit in, and all we can do is change for them. But when we are able to discover who we really are and what color our personality really is - that's when we truly are ou...more
Sometimes people will demand things of us, and we just will want to be able to fit in, and all we can do is change for them. But when we are able to discover who we really are and what color our personality really is - that's when we truly are ou...more
Introduced with a summary of color changes and how it hunts, Chameleon's not so exciting life changes with a zoo visit. Chameleon wants to be like the other animals. With each of his wishes, he ends up with more and more features of creatures. He doesn't realize this is not the best of ideas until he cannot catch a fly when it comes by.
And older book with a similar theme in a longer story is Bill Peet's Whingdingdilly, my favorite picture book for years. Children will love the pi...more
And older book with a similar theme in a longer story is Bill Peet's Whingdingdilly, my favorite picture book for years. Children will love the pi...more
This is about a chameleon who changed colors according to his surroundings. It turned green when it ate, when it was cold and hungry it turned grey. He saw the zoo and wish he was as big as a bear, but he did not like the zoo. He wished he was all the animals in the zoo which he became but he was all mixed up.He finally saw a fly and wanted to catch it but he could not fly. he wished he could fly and he did and he caught the fly.
Students will enjoy the abstract pictures and the odd coloring of the illustrations. This a wonderful book to encourage students to be themselves. Just as Chameleon discovered it is not always better be be like someone else, students can make the connection that being themselves is better than wishing they were like someone else.
Sweet story of a chameleon who does not like changing colors, he admires all of the other animals in the zoo, and wishes to be like them.
Can be used to teach:
acceptance
collages
research various animals, including chameleons
vocabulary
prediction
setting/theme
comprehension
attributes
create class book
Can be used to teach:
acceptance
collages
research various animals, including chameleons
vocabulary
prediction
setting/theme
comprehension
attributes
create class book
This tale is great to use in a classrooms to teach colors and comparisons. A great way to show a different type of writing by starting with the theme "I wish I could..." The students couold make predictions from the pictures. This book tells about the life as a chameleon. The theme is just be yourself.
"The Mixed-Up Chameleon" is a wonderful book about a Chameleon who is confused. He isn't happy being himself. The chameleon tries to be other animals, but in the end he doesn't like being something or someone different. This book would work great in a classroom teaching children to just be themselves.
Poor little chameleon thinks that he isn't good enough the way he is. So he makes a wish to be like some of the animals at the zoo. He gets parts of those animals and soon he is so mixed that he cannot reach a yummy fly. He then makes a wish to be himself again and he finally catches the fly.
The mixed up Chameleon was the most interesting. It was funny how he wanted to be all these different animals, but when he couldnt eat that fly. He was ready to change back to his normal self. Very cute story. Like I told the kids the motto of the story is. Be proud and happy of who you are. LOL
a very bored chameleon dreams of being other animals in the zoo. while having these wishes and dreams, he starts to develop these traits for himself. while this is going on, he realizes he doesnt like the changes and it is not so bad being the way he was before. this is a great book for k-3rd
A cute book about a chameleon that wants to be all the other animals in the zoo for some reason or another. A great book to use when teaching kids about adjectives, colors, self confidence, and similes. The illustrations are beautiful, and the book is sure to be a favorite for many children.
This is a good book maybe to use for diversity. Be happy with who you are. This poor little Chameleon is all mixed up and isn't happy with himself and wants to be someone else. Good for preschool ages up to 2nd grade. Kids will love this book, great art work.
Eric Carle's illustrations are one of kind and children of all ages can spot them anywhere! The chameleon changes often throughout the story and ends up realizing there's nothing better than himself. The theme of this story is basically to be yourself.
Eric Carle does a fantastic job in showing children the importance of acceptance. In today's society, so many different types of media try to portray what the "ideal" person should be like; therefore, I believe this is a great book to have in your classroom library. I would use this book to create a fun activity that illustrates the importance of being unique and individual, like the chameleon. For the older grades, you could use this as a writing prompt and have them come up with thei...more
Color, difference between animals, being happy with being yourself, Eric Carle.
The mixed up chameleon is not happy with the way he looks when he finds a zoo and wants to look like the other animals until he is happy with the way he looks.
The mixed up chameleon is not happy with the way he looks when he finds a zoo and wants to look like the other animals until he is happy with the way he looks.
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A really amazing little book with a very powerful message about self-worth and self-esteem. The message is subtle and given in a very interesting way using a chameleon and zoo animals. I own this book because I collect children's books.
This book could fit with themes of reptiles, rainbows, or individuality. I think this book could lead to some fun cut-and-paste or coloring crafts in which children can express creativity by imagining their own animal combination.
this is a super cute book about a Chameleon just wanting to be like all of the other animals. Well one day he becomes all of them being able to change is size and color. this is a book that i would definitely read to my students!
I enjoyed this book. I have become a huge fan of Eric Carle. I really liked the book illustrations and design. with the cut out corners and colorful animals, this one was fun. It is a great book to teach students to be themselves.
A good book about being yourself. Same vein as Edward the Emu. With the cut out corners and colorful animals, this one was fun. My son said afterwards that he wanted to be himself, so the story made some sort of impression on him.
A chameleon thinks it would be neat to be like other animals and with each turn of the page, he changes into the other animals until he is crazy-looking. But at the end, he realizes (of course) it is best to be a chameleon.
The Mixed-Up Chameleon is a great book for talking about unique qualities and how those qualities make each of special in our own way. That we just need to be ourselves and appreciate our differences.
A chameleon change shape in color, but in here he wants to be like all of the other animals in the zoo. So he takes on their traits only to find that it's the best to be himself. It's a great book on showing children to be comfortable in their own skin.
This book have very funny looking illustrations. I think the students will enjoy learning that they can be themselves, but it is okay to admire qualities in other people that are different from themselves.
Ugh. I could barely stand the overly simplistic plot mixed with odd preaching. I know Eric Carle is a favorite among many, but this is not one of his best, in my opinion.
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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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