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Little Cloud Board Book
by
Eric Carle
A brand-new board book edition of the Eric Carle picture book that's a favorite with cloud-gazers everywhere. In "Little Cloud", Carle celebrates the possibilities of imagination with the textured collages of sky-blue and white in a story that will encourage even the youngest child to "read" the clouds. Full color.
Board Books, 28 pages
Published
May 28th 1998
by Philomel Books
(first published February 1st 1996)
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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
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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 se...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 se...more
Darrielle
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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 ma...more
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 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 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.
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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.
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.
Great story, very imaginative and help kids to use their imaginations as well. It's fun to hear my son say what the cloud is before I read it so it also helps younger kids recognize shapes and animals. Simple and fun.
What a sweet book with great illustrations. I used it in a science lesson to get kids interested in clouds and talking about their different shapes. Fun for predicting what little cloud will turn into next!
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amanda-layton-story-box-workshop
For dance and movement boxes; energy quality, body awareness, speed and tempo, spatial awareness, gross motor skills,
sequencing and recall; addressing kinesthetic, visual and musical learning styles.
sequencing and recall; addressing kinesthetic, visual and musical learning styles.
Little Cloud likes the way trees never move and stay the same. He also likes to change into things he has seen. Soon his big cloud friends come back, and they come together to make it rain.
Great book.The book was entertaining and very imaginative. You can use this book to encourage your students to use their imaginations. You could integrate this book into a reading and science lesson.
Little Cloud turns himself into all kinds of interesting pictures before joining with the larger clouds in the sky. Reminiscent of "It Looked Like Spilled Milk."
Good for text to text connections with other Eric Carne books. Can be used for a writing lesson on what everyone's cloud would look like, or an art activity.
Good book to read when you are learning about clouds. It shows how clouds change into different form and when all the clouds come together they can make rain.
Creative Writing
Lesson Idea:
After reading Little Cloud, go outside and look at the fluffy clouds. Bring paint brushes and white paint to paint what we see onto blue construction paper. We then write a story about our cloud and its adventures. This makes a wonderful hallway display when we are finished!
(from offical eric carle website)
Lesson Idea:
After reading Little Cloud, go outside and look at the fluffy clouds. Bring paint brushes and white paint to paint what we see onto blue construction paper. We then write a story about our cloud and its adventures. This makes a wonderful hallway display when we are finished!
(from offical eric carle website)
This is such a great book. I always read it when the clouds are big and ready to be looked at. This gets the kiddos brains working before we discover what shapes are in the clouds.
My son enjoyed it, but in my opinion this book pales in comparison to Eric Carle's other children's books.
Little Cloud is one of Carle's more recent books. Carle started illustrating and writing books in the late 1960s. Of the Carle books I've read there are only two that I don't enjoy: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Greedy Snake as both are focused so heavily on gluttony.Little Cloud instead teaches through example the importance of being an individual and being a contributing member of a group.
Until the end, each page has a different shape that Little Cloud has created on his...more
Until the end, each page has a different shape that Little Cloud has created on his...more
I liked this more than my 2.5 year old did. It would be good as a read aloud for a story time.
Very fun for younger children on a day you want to look for shapes in the clouds.
A sweet, imaginative story for the tiniest littles. I love the texture of Eric Carle's illustrations - I want to reach out and touch each page.
My favorite part:
"Then Little Cloud changed into a hat. Because...
Little Cloud changed into a clown and needed a hat."
My favorite part:
"Then Little Cloud changed into a hat. Because...
Little Cloud changed into a clown and needed a hat."
Cute book! Hannah and I love looking for things in the clouds!
A cloud that changes shapes to look like other real things.
Cloud takes the shape of some of his favorite things.
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