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Grandfather Tang's Story: A Tale Told With Tangrams (1990)

by Ann Tompert

Other authors: Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator)

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Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies who try to best each other until a hunter brings danger to both of them.
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Little Soo asked Grandfather Tang to tell her a story. Using tangrams Grandfather tells a story of shifting animals until the story takes a dangerous turn to a hunter. The story exposes the readers to tangram puzzles and the manipulation of shapes in a delighful engaging way. (Even more fun if you have tangram pieces out to try and make the shapes while following along with story) ( )
  cjl062 | Nov 18, 2022 |
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
  riselibrary_CSUC | Aug 14, 2020 |
I enjoy reading this book with my students to teach them about shapes but also to teach them about friendship. This is a story about a grandfather telling his granddaughter a story about how two foxes transform themselves into different animals in order to beat each other in this game they play. They are trying to eat each other. In the end they realize this is a silly game and they go back to being foxes and friends. This fable has a great message for students. ( )
  rshane1 | Jan 27, 2019 |
Any child who has sat down and listen to a family member share a story with them will be able to relate to this tale. I found this story to be quite unique as it told with the use of tangrams. I also liked how the concept of tangrams was explained but I would have preferred this explanation to be in the beginning of the text instead of at the end. The story of the foxes helps the readers to understand what it means to be human as well as conveys the main idea of the story which is: It is too late to prepare for danger when it is upon us. As a result of their brush with death, the foxes chose to ignore their pride and to be careful to avoid danger. ( )
  Mjager1 | Apr 15, 2017 |
discusses stories that relate to different animals that can be made through origami.
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  TUCC | Aug 15, 2016 |
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Grandfather Tang and Little Soo were sitting under a peach tree in their backyard.
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Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies who try to best each other until a hunter brings danger to both of them.

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"Grandfather Tang's Story" is a great book for a read aloud with interaction. In the story, Grandfather Tang used tan grams to tell his story about two magic foxes who change themselves into different animals in competition. Grandfather Tang rearranges the tangram pieces to show the change of the animals. Along with beautiful watercolor illustrations of the animals' story, the outline of the tan gram shapes are given so that the reader or the audience can create the tan gram animals as well. I am excited about using this story in my classroom when we learn about China. I think it will be a valuable incorporation of literature into my China unit. To take it further, I will also have my students create and present their own tan gram story.
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