Pub Date: September 30, 2002
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2002001455
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 11
Physical Info: 0.34" H x 11.34" L x 8.76" W ( 0.93 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Technology | Inventions | Historical | Asia | Action and Adventure | Travel
Series: Warlord's
Description: One day when the warlord is away, traders come and abduct Chuan from the palace, only to become lost in the vast desert of ancient China. Young readers will delight in finding out how Chuan's carved wooden fish works as a compass and saves the day. 31 full-color illustrations.
Brief description: Virginia Walton Pilegard wrote The Warlord's Puzzle as part of a teaching unit that uses informal geometry to strengthen students' visual learning abilities. Mrs. Pilegard studied elementary mathematics and completed both a B.A. and M.A. in Education. She then went on to teach elementary grades and in juvenile correction schools.