The Warlord's Puzzle

A MAY/JUNE 2000 BOOKSENSE '76 SELECTION
ACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION
"The use of foreshortening and a wide variety of camera angles makes each page a visual surprise. The emotions so clearly portrayed on each character's face echo those of the reader, who will finish this book with a broad smile."--Children's Literature

"This handsome picture book will be useful for encouraging children to play around with geometry at home or in the classroom."--Booklist

In China, a beautiful ceramic tile lies shattered on the ground, and the artist who dropped it is sentenced to the land's worst punishment. The fierce warlord will execute the artist unless some wise person can put the seven pieces back together. That person will then be invited to live in the castle. Both locals and strangers from far away wait their turns for a chance to solve the warlord's puzzle.

After learning why these people are waiting to enter the castle, a peasant boy convinces his poor but wise father to join the line. This little boy starts them off on the first step to solving the puzzle--entering the contest.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: 02/29/2000
ISBN: 9781565544956
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 11.39h x 8.90w x 0.37d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/24/2000 pg. 90
Booklist 04/01/2000 pg. 1472
School Library Journal 06/01/2000 pg. 124
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2000 pg. 279 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2000 pg. 279 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 48546 / Warlord's Puzzle
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5