A Cloak for the Dreamer
by Aileen Friedman · Grade 2-4 · Ages Ages 6-9
A tailor asks his three sons to make cloaks while he is away. The youngest son is a dreamer, and his choices help readers notice how shapes can fit together in surprising ways.
Key vocabulary
A cloak is a loose piece of clothing worn over the shoulders, like a cape.
A dreamer is someone who imagines big ideas or thinks about wonderful possibilities.
A tailor is a person who makes or fixes clothes.
An apprentice is someone who learns a job by working with a skilled person.
A pattern is a design that repeats or shows how something should be made.
To measure means to find out the size or amount of something.
A triangle is a shape with three straight sides and three corners.
A hexagon is a shape with six straight sides.