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GRANDFATHER TANG'S STORY: A TALE TOLD WITH TANGRAMS​ 
​Author: Ann Tompert   
​Illustrator: Robert Andrew Parker 

Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Crown Publications (Canada)
First published in: 1998
Format: Picturebook

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No

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Synopsis by the author/publisher
​When Little Soo asks for a story, Grandfather Tang arranges the tangram pieces and two magic fox fairies spring to life. The foxes change shapes as quick as a wink, from rabbits to dogs to squirrels to geese. But their game turns dangerous when a hunter raises his bow ...

“Grandfather Tang and Little Soo were sitting under a peach tree in their backyard. They were amusing each other by making different shapes with their tangram puzzles. "Let's do a story about the fox fairies!" said Little Soo. So Grandfather Tang arranged his seven tangram pieces into the shape of a fox.”

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Recommended age range: 
6+ years old  

Relevant mathematics topics: 
2D Shapes

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