  | Little cloud Author: Carle, Eric | |
| Price: $23.78 | ||
Summary:
A little cloud becomes all sorts of things--sheep, an airplane, trees, a hat--before joining other clouds and raining.
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 1.90 Points: .5 Quiz: 108089 | Reading Counts Information: Interest Level: K-2 Reading Level: 2.20 Points: 1.0 Quiz: 06931 | |
Common Core Standards
Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Craft & Structure
Grade K → Reading → RL Literature → K.RL Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Key Ideas & Details
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
Grade 1 → Reading → RL Reading Literature → 1.RL Range of Reading & Level of Text Complexity
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/96)
School Library Journal (05/96)
Booklist (04/01/96)
The Hornbook (05/96)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 05/01/1996 PreS-Gr 1--A familiar story line involving the whimsical world of ever-changing shapes in the sky. Little Cloud drifts away from his wispy friends and entertains himself by changing into a variety of forms--a lamb, an airplane, a shark, a clown, etc.--before joining the others to form one big cloud that rains. Charles Shaw's It Looked Like Spilt Milk (HarperCollins, 1947) explores a similar theme. While the concept is not unique, the style is definitely Carle's own. His trademark painted cut-paper collages are eye-catching and appealing. Children will enjoy the simple text and the colorful illustrations.--Kathy Mitchell, Gadsden Co. Public Library, Quincy, FL - Copyright 1996 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
Booklist - 04/01/1996 Carle, who has been writing and illustrating pictures books for almost 40 years, proves that his touch is as sure as ever in this book about a cloud and the shapes it takes on. The format is simplicity itself. Against a heavenly blue background, a little cloud transforms itself. In one spread it turns into a sheep, in another a shark, in a third a rabbit. It even becomes a clown's hat, and then the whole clown. When it joins up with the other clouds, they turn dark together, and then it begins to rain. The oversize format features textured collage cloud shapes that take up almost the whole spread. With only one line of text per spread and such easy-to-see pictures, this qualifies as a perfect story hour choice--and segues nicely into a trip outside to look up at the sky. (Reviewed April 1, 1996) - Copyright 1996 Booklist.
