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Grandfather Tang's Story (Dragonfly Books)
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Grandfather Tang's Story (Dragonfly Books) Paperback - 1997

by Ann Tompert

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"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."

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Dragonfly Books. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
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  • Title Grandfather Tang's Story (Dragonfly Books)
  • Author Ann Tompert
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition International Ed
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dragonfly Books, New York
  • Date 1997-08-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # H14B-00866
  • ISBN 9780517885581 / 0517885581
  • Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.2 in (24.89 x 19.81 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 660
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
    • Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
  • Library of Congress subjects Fairies, Storytelling
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 89022205
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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"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.

About the author

Ann Tompert is an award-winning children's book author who has written more than 20 books, including Harry's Hats, Just a Little Bit, and Little Fox Goes to the End of the World. Prior to beginning her writing career, she was a first-grade teacher for 20 years. Tompert lives in Port Huron, Michigan, with her husband.

Robert A. Parker has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including the Caldecott Honor Book Pop Corn and Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Cold Feet by Cynthia DeFelice, and Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, which received six starred reviews and was named a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. Mr. Parker is a jazz musician. He lives in West Cornwall, Connecticut.