Tangram Puzzles: 500 Tricky Shapes to Confound & Astound/ Includes Deluxe Wood Tans

by Chris Crawford

It's endless fun! Opening this beautiful 2-color, lie-flat hardcover spiral book is like unlocking a treasure chest filled with puzzles and creative activities. Begin by taking the seven high-quality wooden tans (NOT cheap and sharp plastic) out of the resealable case bound sturdily inside. Now, you're ready to play--and to solve up to 500 mysterious tangram puzzles, using the seven simple shapes that can be put together again and again in countless...

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080697589X
• ISBN13: 9780806975894
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

well made toy with lasting appeal, great value!

This is a spiral bound book of puzzles with a set of beautiful wooden tangram shapes. The tangrams are made of quality wood and crafted well so that there are no rough edges. They are pleasant to hold, feel, and move about as you try to solve the puzzle. There is a plastic container for holding the tangrams bound into the book at the beginning, so you don't have to worry about losing your puzzle pieces. The book is broken into categories such as "animals," "tools", and "shapes" as well as many others. The puzzle outlines are small and there are about 15-20 different puzzles to a page. The puzzles in each category range from simple to very tricky, so what is offered will provide a challenge and hold the interest of a player for a long time. It is a game that can be and will be revisited repeatedly. That is a marker of a good game. The solutions are provided at the back of the book if you just have to know, but it takes the fun out of solving the puzzle independently. This quality toy is highly recommended.

Love the pieces and the book; For my 4yo

I was looking for a book with pieces that could be layed on top of the puzzle, for my 4yo child. The pictures in this book are too small for putting pieces directly on the book. If I wanted to do that I would have to copy/enlarge the pictures. However I got this because of the wood pieces. The wood pieces are easier to handle than foam or laminated paper ones for sure. I was suprised to find that my child can spend hours making the puzzles while looking at the answer key in the back. My child will sometimes attempt a puzzle from the front of the book too, but that is beyond his grasp right now. I think it is just a matter of time before he is ready for the front of the book. I would buy again. I like this book better than some that are targeted for children (which show the outer shapes and the inner shape outlines, much like this answer key, but where where the pictures are the same size as the pieces).

A great exercise for brain, being fun at the same time

A very nicely made product - the wooden pieces are very smooth without any splinters or sharp edges. The puzzles are awesome - during my pass-time, I try making these - some take a few minutes to solve, but some could take a few hours. It is so interesting that my daughter was trying to put together some when she was 4. You have 501, not 500 puzzles, because you have to arrange them to form a square to put them back in the packing pouch. Some of the puzzles are un-imaginable - I could not believe that you could make many of the shapes with the wooden pieces provided. The author/creator should be honored for his creativity. I recommend this to anyone from 4 to 100+ years old - You are never too young to start training your brain, and never too old to stop. I would have bought it even if it cost twice of what it costs now.

A must have game!

My older son's piano teacher has a set of puzzle in his studio. All the kids are fascinated by playing with it, including my 3-year-old younger son. Even though it's for 8 and order, it appears that all ages enjoy this game trenmendeously. It's a great game to have at home and also a great gift for other kids.