{"product_id":"the-warlords-puzzle-9781565544956","title":"The Warlord's Puzzle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA MAY\/JUNE 2000 BOOKSENSE '76 SELECTION\u003cbr\u003eACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This handsome picture book will be useful for encouraging children to play around with geometry at home or in the classroom.\"--Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pelican Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/29\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565544956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.39h x 8.90w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/24\/2000 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2000 pg. 1472\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2000 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 279 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2000 pg. 279 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e48546 \/ Warlord's Puzzle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Virginia Pilegard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659965001884,"sku":"9781565544956","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_905fac42-6707-47e6-afb9-7f480d238969.jpg?v=1603895807","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-warlords-puzzle-9781565544956","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}