Grandfather Tang's Story (Dragonfly Books)
by Ann Tompert
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Author: Ann TompertBrand: Books
Illustrator: Robert Andrew Parker
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-08-12
ISBN: 0517885581
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
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Book Review: A Great Learning Tool
Summary: 5 Stars
As a teacher librarian I bought my own copy of this book for use with my reading classes. In addition to being a great story, it is a terrific teaching tool for a number of reasons. I collaborated with a math teacher to introduce tangrams having students identify the geometric shapes--as a manipulative as students recreated each animal in the story with their own tangram puzzle--as a lesson in sequencing as they create each animal in the order in which it appears in the story--as a lesson in folklore and the Chinese culture. The children eagerly accepted the tangram challenge built around this great book.
Summary of Grandfather Tang's Story (Dragonfly Books)
"Drawing on a Chinese form of storytelling with seven shapes cut from a square of paper, Tompert recounts the tale of two fox fairies. Parker's pen-and-watercolor art adds drama, while the tangram insets will motivate children to try their own versions."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.Multigenerational Books
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