Charlie Needs a Cloak

Chalrie is a sheep herder and needs a new cloak.he makes his own and walks us through the steps.

This story is a short tidbit about the process of making a cloak by yourself. The illustrations suffice for the words used through out the book. The process could be very useful to young children and also very interesting. Well written.

A simple telling of the origin of a wool garment. This book shows the sequence of events that take place to create a new garment. Charming and nostalgic.

This book has more illustrations than sentences I think. It is a lovely and sweet story about Charlie the shepherd and his steps to replace his very worn old coat. Great read aloud to show examples of the importance of doing things step by step.

Charlie is due for a new cloak. This story follows Charlie as he makes a new cloak. Great for sequencing, and to explain the process of what it takes to make fabric.

Summary: In this story, Charlie, the main character , needed a new cloak, so he sheered the sheep, dyed it red, and made a new cloak. The story tells the process of how to make something out of wool from start to finish.
Genre: Informational/Realistic Fiction
Critiques:
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excellent job of explaining the process of how to make a cloak out of sheep wool. The illustrations were done well too. Some ways that I might use this in class include: choosing a project to do as a whole class, such as making out own article of clothing out of natural resources or doing more studying about the processes of what wool goes through.
Media: Watercolor
Age: Primary

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This book was very primary and for its purpose, it serves. As one of my favorites, it doesn't even register. It was okay, not great, but it does invite dscussion at the end since so few students can identify with the process of making your own goods rather than buying them at a store.

An adorable book that teaches about the making of clothing from wool. The little sheep that follows Charlie through the story reminds me a bit of Shaun from A Close Shave.

Charlie definitely needs a new cloak. His old cloak has holes in it and gets nibbled on by the sheep when he isn't paying attention! What's a young sheep herder to do?

I adore this book so much! The pictures and simple wording are amazing for young children, and it walks the reader through the steps

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to making clothing from sheep's wool. First Charlie shears, then washes and cards, then spins. It's all so amazingly simple when Tommie dePaola writes and illustrates it, and the book kept the kids engaged for quite a long time after the book was done. They had tons of questions!

As an added bonus, there's a mischievous little mouse on each page that the kids can find. He tends to be up to no good, and the kids had a blast picking him out. In a society where most children have no idea where their clothes come from (and no it's not Walmart) I think that this is an amazing book to spark conversation. Tommie dePaola does a wonderful job and I'm smitten!

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Charlie shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.