A Cloak For The Dreamer

By Aileen Friedman

Book Overview

In an entertaining introduction to the concept of geometry, a tailor's son attempts to create a cloak with only circles, with unfortunate results, and then works with his brothers to find a shape that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590996983
• ISBN13: 9780590996983
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great Book

Used this for a geometry unit in 2nd grade. A great addition and the students loved it.

A warm and wonderful way to introduce geometric shapes!

As a new teacher I am always looking for good literature to introduce mathematics. This warm family story uses loving, hard-working characters to spin a tale of promises and dreams, all wrapped around geometry. The possibilities for geometric-based lessons are endless. When I read it to my second grade class they were enthralled.