Dragonfly Books: Grandfather Tang's Story: A Tale Told with Tangrams (Hardcover)

from bettybealis

"Grandfather Tang's Story" By Ann Tompert, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker This has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I have decided to get it to use for my math class. This book can also be used for Chinese cultural studies because tangrams are ancient Chinese puzzles and the book is ...

from cmiller05

This is a legend and fantasy of the Chinese people. It is classic legend as the characters have special powers/ abilities and do magic. This is also fantasy. Also, the animals talk, which is characteristic of fantasy. The illustrations are really useful in this book as it shows how the shapes in ...

from Jdonldsn

When two shape shifters take their competitive nature to far, they learn to bring their friendship to the forefront and work together to save themselves from hunters. Classroom Use: A perfect compliment to a math lesson about the properties of tanagrams.

from katie.harrel

Genre: folklore This is a good example of folklore because it has a grandfather telling his granddaughter stories that have been in the family for generations. He uses tangrams to tell the stories. This book would be great to use when teaching about shapes, following directions and tangrams.

from bettybealis

"Grandfather Tang's Story" By Ann Tompert, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker This has been a favorite of mine for a long time. I have decided to get it to use for my math class. This book can also be used for Chinese cultural studies because tangrams are ancient Chinese puzzles and the book is ...